Kirtiloğlu Tuğrul, Yavuz Umit Sait
Department of Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Ondokuz Mayis, 55139 Kurupelit-Samsun, Turkey.
Public Health. 2006 Oct;120(10):953-7. doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2006.05.006. Epub 2006 Jul 7.
The aim of this study was to determine the oral health behavior of Turkish non-dental university students.
A sample of 610 non-dental university students attending the University of Ondokuz Mayis in Samsun were randomly selected from the whole student population (n=12604) via the random number method. The students were asked to fill out a standardized self-completion questionnaire about daily frequency of toothbrushing, kind of toothbrush, frequency of toothbrush replacement, frequency of dental flossing, use of antibacterial rinse, or any other oral hygiene aid, receiving of oral hygiene instruction and frequency of oral check-up. The data were analysed using the SPSS version 12.0.1 statistical software package.
Sixty-eight per cent of the students brushed their teeth two or more times per day. Two or more times a day toothbrushing was more common among females than males (P<0.001). Few subjects (3%) used dental floss daily. Forty per cent of students used only the toothpick as an interdental oral hygiene device. Thirty per cent of the students visited a dentist for preventive treatment at least once a year. There was no significant difference in regularity of visits to the dentist between females and males (P>0.05).
This study indicated that self-preventive oral behaviour of the Turkish university student is at a lower level than in industrialized countries.
本研究旨在确定土耳其非牙科专业大学生的口腔健康行为。
通过随机数法从整个学生群体（n = 12604）中随机抽取610名就读于萨姆松市奥尔杜库兹马伊什大学的非牙科专业大学生作为样本。要求学生填写一份标准化的自填问卷，内容包括每日刷牙频率、牙刷种类、牙刷更换频率、使用牙线的频率、使用抗菌漱口水或任何其他口腔卫生辅助用品的情况、接受口腔卫生指导的情况以及口腔检查的频率。使用SPSS 12.0.1版统计软件包对数据进行分析。
68%的学生每天刷牙两次或更多次。每天刷牙两次或更多次在女性中比在男性中更常见（P < 0.001）。很少有受试者（3%）每天使用牙线。40%的学生仅使用牙签作为牙间口腔卫生用品。30%的学生每年至少去看一次牙医进行预防性治疗。女性和男性看牙医的规律性没有显著差异（P > 0.05）。
本研究表明，土耳其大学生的自我预防性口腔行为水平低于工业化国家。
