Shanker Rajesh Kashyap, Mohamed Munaz, Hegde Shashikanth, Kumar M S Arun
Department of Periodontology, Yenepoya Dental College, Mangalore, Karnataka, India.
J Indian Soc Periodontol. 2013 Jan;17(1):58-62. doi: 10.4103/0972-124X.107476.
The maintenance of good oral hygiene is considered a salient issue in dental health promotion. Personality is the combination of characteristics or qualities that form an individual's distinctive character. Various personality traits have been proposed to influence the oral health. The purpose of the present study was to assess the influence of personality characteristics using questionnaire on oral hygiene performance and gingival health.
In total, 155 patients were subjected to personality questionnaire using Eysenck Personality Questionnaire. Clinical parameters such as Patient oral hygiene performance index and gingival index were recorded. Based on Eysenck Personality Questionnaire, the subjects were divided into three groups: Psychoticism, extroversion, and neuroticism.
Data analysis showed that subjects in psychoticism and neuroticism groups displayed moderate gingivitis, whereas subjects in extroversion group had severe gingivitis. Subjects in all the three groups demonstrated poor oral hygiene status. No statistically significant relation was found.
A considerable clinical correlation was observed between the different personality traits and gingival health status of the subjects. It was not statistically significant. Further trials need to be conducted so as to ascertain this association so that psychological interventions may be undertaken to improve the oral hygiene condition of the population.
保持良好的口腔卫生被认为是促进牙齿健康的一个重要问题。个性是构成个人独特性格的特征或品质的组合。已有多种个性特征被认为会影响口腔健康。本研究的目的是使用问卷评估个性特征对口腔卫生表现和牙龈健康的影响。
总共155名患者使用艾森克个性问卷进行个性问卷调查。记录患者口腔卫生表现指数和牙龈指数等临床参数。根据艾森克个性问卷，将受试者分为三组：精神质、外向性和神经质。
数据分析表明，精神质组和神经质组的受试者表现为中度牙龈炎，而外向性组的受试者患有重度牙龈炎。所有三组受试者的口腔卫生状况均较差。未发现统计学上的显著关系。
观察到不同个性特征与受试者牙龈健康状况之间存在相当大的临床相关性。但无统计学意义。需要进行进一步试验以确定这种关联，以便可以采取心理干预措施来改善人群的口腔卫生状况。
