Honkala E, Kannas L, Rise J
Department of Preventive Dentistry and Cariology, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Kuopio, Finland.
Int Dent J. 1990 Aug;40(4):211-7.
This study is part of the Cross-National Survey on Health Behaviour in Schoolchildren--A WHO Collaborative Study, which started in 1982. The aim of the study was to describe the oral health habits (oral hygiene habits, use of sugar snacks and use of fluorides) in schoolchildren in 11 countries. The data were gathered during the 1985-86 school year, and the age groups studied were 11-, 13- and 15-year olds from Austria, Belgium, Finland, Hungary, Israel, Norway, Scotland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and Wales. The data are nationally representative for the age groups concerned. Exact results are presented for toothbrushing frequency and use of dental floss, toothpicks, sweets, soft drinks, fluoride toothpaste, fluoride rinses and fluoride tablets. Toothbrushing was consistently less frequent among boys than among girls. Use of dental floss is still very rare. Efforts must be continued to reduce the consumption of sweets and soft drinks. These findings should be taken into consideration when attempts are made to improve oral health education.
本研究是始于1982年的“学龄儿童健康行为跨国调查——一项世卫组织合作研究”的一部分。该研究旨在描述11个国家学龄儿童的口腔健康习惯（口腔卫生习惯、含糖零食的食用情况和氟化物的使用情况）。数据收集于1985 - 1986学年，研究的年龄组为来自奥地利、比利时、芬兰、匈牙利、以色列、挪威、苏格兰、西班牙、瑞典、瑞士和威尔士的11岁、13岁和15岁儿童。这些数据在相关年龄组中具有全国代表性。文中给出了刷牙频率以及牙线、牙签、糖果、软饮料、含氟牙膏、含氟漱口水和氟片使用情况的具体结果。男孩刷牙的频率始终低于女孩。牙线的使用仍然非常少见。必须继续努力减少糖果和软饮料的消费。在尝试改善口腔健康教育时应考虑这些发现。
