Linjawi Amal I, Bahaziq Amatulrehman M, Qari Alaa H, Baeshen Hosam A, Hassan Ali H
Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; Department of Restorative Dental Science, Alfarabi Private College for Dentistry and Nursing, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Phone: +966504155573, e-mail:
Department of Restorative Dental Science, Alfarabi Private College for Dentistry and Nursing, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
J Contemp Dent Pract. 2019 Jul 1;20(7):783-788.
The aim of this study is to assess the impact of dental visits on oral health awareness among the Saudi population.
A cross-sectional survey was conducted in Saudi Arabia. An online self-administered questionnaire was distributed from January 2011 to June 2013. The questionnaire consisted of 21 multiple choice questions which was categorized into four: demographic data, dental care status, oral hygiene behavior, and oral health knowledge (OHK). Responses to the questions in the OHK category were grouped and scored according to their percentage of correct answers: 1 = very poor (0 to <25% correct), 2 = poor (25% to <50% correct), 3 = acceptable (50 to <75% correct), and 4 = good (75-100% correct). The sample was divided based on dental visit behavior into poor, average, and good dental visitors. Descriptive statistics, group comparisons, correlations, and linear regressions were conducted using SPSS (V16.0). A significance was set at < 0.05.
A total of 845 participants were included: 73.4% were females, 85.1% were older than 19 years, 76.9% had a college-level education, and 75.3% were from western Saudi Arabia. A total of 14.1% were poor dental visitors, 67.5% were average dental visitors, and 18.5% were good dental visitors. The good dental visitor group showed significantly better results than the other two groups in terms of dental services received, brushing habits, interdental cleansing habits, use of miswak, and OHK ( < 0.05). The best predictors with significant but weak effects on dental visit habits were brushing habits, interdental cleansing habits, use of miswak, and OHK ((8,836) = 7.212, = 0.065, < 0.0001).
Dental visits were significantly correlated with OHK. However, the impact of dental visits on oral health awareness was found to be weak.
Well-designed preventive and educational dental visit programs need to be widely implemented as part of the governmental oral health plans.
本研究旨在评估看牙对沙特人群口腔健康意识的影响。
在沙特阿拉伯进行了一项横断面调查。于2011年1月至2013年6月发放了一份在线自填式问卷。问卷包含21道多项选择题，分为四类：人口统计学数据、口腔护理状况、口腔卫生行为和口腔健康知识（OHK）。对OHK类问题的回答根据正确答案的百分比进行分组和评分：1 = 非常差（0至<25%正确），2 = 差（25%至<50%正确），3 = 可接受（50至<75%正确），4 = 好（75 - 100%正确）。样本根据看牙行为分为看牙差、一般和良好的看牙者。使用SPSS（V16.0）进行描述性统计、组间比较、相关性和线性回归分析。显著性设定为<0.05。
共纳入845名参与者：73.4%为女性，85.1%年龄大于19岁，76.9%拥有大学学历，75.3%来自沙特阿拉伯西部。共有14.1%为看牙差的人，67.5%为看牙一般的人，18.5%为看牙良好的人。在接受的牙科服务、刷牙习惯、牙间隙清洁习惯、使用牙刷和OHK方面，看牙良好的人群组显示出比其他两组显著更好的结果（<0.05）。对看牙习惯有显著但微弱影响的最佳预测因素是刷牙习惯、牙间隙清洁习惯、使用牙刷和OHK（(8,836) = 7.212， = 0.065，<0.0001）。
看牙与OHK显著相关。然而，发现看牙对口腔健康意识的影响较弱。
精心设计的预防性和教育性看牙计划需要作为政府口腔健康计划的一部分广泛实施。
