Consultant Restorative Dentistry, College of Dentistry, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE.
Int Dent J. 2011 Feb;61(1):47-51. doi: 10.1111/j.1875-595X.2011.00010.x.
To assess the influence of oral health and lifestyle on the prevalence of oral malodour among university students.
Self-administered questionnaires. Chi-square test was used to detect any significant association between malodour and various variables.
9% of males and 6% of females complained of malodour, while 36% of males and 31% of females did not complain of malodour. Nevertheless, 12% of the males and 6% of females were unable to decide. The highest percentage of respondents not complaining of malodour were non-smokers (55%). A significant number of respondents were free from caries (48%), gingival disease (55%) and also were not complaining of malodour. Statistically, a significant association was found between malodour and gingival disease (p < 0.05) and between malodour and the use of a toothbrush on a daily basis (p < 0.001).
The results highlight the influence of oral self-care and lifestyle on malodour. Public awareness, diagnosis and treatment of malodour are primarily the responsibility of dentists. Malodour can have a distressing effect and the affected person may avoid socialising.
评估口腔健康和生活方式对大学生口臭患病率的影响。
自填式问卷。采用卡方检验检测口臭与各种变量之间是否存在显著关联。
9%的男性和 6%的女性抱怨有口臭，而 36%的男性和 31%的女性则没有抱怨有口臭。然而，有 12%的男性和 6%的女性无法决定。不抱怨口臭的受访者中，不吸烟者比例最高（55%）。相当多的受访者没有龋齿（48%）、牙龈疾病（55%），也不抱怨口臭。统计上，口臭与牙龈疾病之间存在显著关联（p<0.05），与每天使用牙刷之间存在显著关联（p<0.001）。
结果强调了口腔自我保健和生活方式对口臭的影响。口臭的公众意识、诊断和治疗主要是牙医的责任。口臭可能会产生令人痛苦的影响，受影响的人可能会避免社交。
