Broughton J R, Teh Maipi J, Person M, Randall A, Thomson W M
Sir John Walsh Research Institute, School of Dentistry, The University of Otago, Dunedin.
N Z Dent J. 2012 Sep;108(3):90-4.
To investigate the self-reported oral health and use of oral health services by rangatahi (teenagers) residing within the Waikato rohe (region) of the Waikato-Tainui tribal area.
A cross-sectional study of self-reported oral health and use of dental services by Māori teenagers. The 14-item short-form Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14) was used to collect data on oral-health-related quality of life (OHRQoL).
Just over half of the 238 survey participants (who were aged 16 to 18 years old) were male. Most brushed at least once daily. One-quarter reported hiding their smile, and just over one-fifth reported suffering from bad breath. Awareness of their current entitlement to free dental care was high, but it was lower among males. Just over one-third of participants had experienced one or more OHIP-14 impacts; that was higher among females than males, with the largest difference being apparent with the physical disability subscale, where the prevalence of impacts among females was twice that among males. The prevalence of OHIP impacts was higher among those who reported experiencing bad breath often, and significant differences were observed in all seven OHIP domains (as well as in the mean overall OHIP-14 score and in the mean number of different impacts experienced often).
The data provide some important insghts into the oral health perceptions and concerns of young Māori.
调查居住在怀卡托 - 泰努伊部落地区怀卡托地区（rohe）的青少年（rangatahi）自我报告的口腔健康状况及口腔健康服务的使用情况。
对毛利青少年自我报告的口腔健康状况和牙科服务使用情况进行横断面研究。采用14项简版口腔健康影响量表（OHIP - 14）收集与口腔健康相关的生活质量（OHRQoL）数据。
238名调查参与者（年龄在16至18岁之间）中，略多于一半为男性。大多数人每天至少刷牙一次。四分之一的人报告说会隐藏自己的笑容，略多于五分之一的人报告有口臭问题。对当前免费牙科护理权益的知晓率较高，但男性的知晓率较低。略多于三分之一的参与者经历过一种或多种OHIP - 14影响；女性的这一比例高于男性，在身体残疾子量表方面差异最为明显，女性受到影响的患病率是男性的两倍。经常报告有口臭问题的人OHIP影响的患病率更高，在OHIP的所有七个领域（以及OHIP - 14的平均总分和经常经历的不同影响的平均数量）都观察到了显著差异。
这些数据为年轻毛利人的口腔健康认知和担忧提供了一些重要见解。
