中年人对口腔健康知识的认知及口腔健康状况。
Dental knowledge and oral health among middle-aged adults.
机构信息
Australian Research Centre for Population Oral Health, School of Dentistry, University of Adelaide, South Australia.
出版信息
Aust N Z J Public Health. 2010 Oct;34(5):472-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2010.00592.x.
OBJECTIVE
Knowledge of oral disease prevention should lead to better oral health outcomes. The aims were to assess the association of dental knowledge and oral health.
METHODS
A random sample of 45-54 year-olds from Adelaide, South Australia, was surveyed in 2004/05. Oral examinations provided data on caries.
RESULTS
A total of 879 persons returned questionnaires (response=43.8%) with 709 (80.7%) examined. The majority rated 'seeing a dentist regularly' (63.0%), 'regular brushing of teeth' (92.5%) and 'using fluoride toothpaste' (52.2%) as 'definitely important' in preventing tooth decay. The percentage of persons who had a high knowledge of tooth decay prevention was 59.9%. Multivariate analysis controlling for sex, place of birth, education and income showed (p<0.05) associations of high dental knowledge of tooth decay prevention with fewer decayed teeth (β=-0.19) and more filled teeth (β=1.13).
CONCLUSIONS
Dental knowledge was associated with oral health status.
IMPLICATIONS
Conveying of information should be one part of oral health promotion actions to improve oral health.
目的
口腔疾病预防知识应导致更好的口腔健康结果。目的是评估口腔健康知识与口腔健康的相关性。
方法
2004/05 年，在南澳大利亚州阿德莱德市对随机抽取的 45-54 岁人群进行了调查。口腔检查提供了龋齿数据。
结果
共有 879 人返回了调查问卷（应答率=43.8%），其中 709 人接受了检查（80.7%）。大多数人认为“定期看牙医”（63.0%）、“定期刷牙”（92.5%）和“使用含氟牙膏”（52.2%）在预防龋齿方面“绝对重要”。具有高龋齿预防知识的人数比例为 59.9%。在控制了性别、出生地、教育程度和收入等因素后进行的多变量分析显示（p<0.05），对龋齿预防有较高的口腔健康知识与较少的龋齿（β=-0.19）和更多的补牙（β=1.13）有关。
结论
口腔健康知识与口腔健康状况有关。
意义
信息传递应是改善口腔健康的口腔健康促进措施的一部分。
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