Alhareky Muhanad, Nazir Muhammad Ashraf
Department of Preventive Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Clin Cosmet Investig Dent. 2021 Mar 17;13:97-104. doi: 10.2147/CCIDE.S300108. eCollection 2021.
Regular dental visits are important for the maintenance of optimal oral health and improved quality of life. The purpose of the study was to evaluate patterns of dental visits and factors associated with routine dental attendance among female schoolchildren in Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
This cross-sectional study was performed on 449 female primary schoolchildren (6-11 years old) in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. The study included clinical examination for decay in the first permanent molars in children and questionnaire administration among their parents. The World Health Organization's oral health questionnaire was used to collect data about children's dental visits, oral hygiene behaviors, dental problems, and dietary practices. Bivariate and multivariate analyses were performed to evaluate factors associated with routine dental visits.
Most children (64.1%) visited the dentist during the past one year, 22.1% performed no dental visit during the past one year, and 8.3% never visited the dentist. Among children who visited the dentist, the pain was the most common reason for dental visits (39.10%, N=170), followed by routine dental check-ups (18.60%, N=81). In bivariate analysis, education of parents, family income, daily tooth brushing, no decay in the first permanent molar, no toothache, no consumption of soft drinks, biscuits, cakes, and cream were significantly associated with routine dental attendance (P <0.05). However, the final logistic regression model showed that university education of mothers (OR 2.52, P = 0.005), not having toothache or discomfort (OR 2.88, P = 0.001), tooth brushing once or twice daily (OR 2.43, P= 0.034), and not consuming soft drinks (OR 1.96, P= 0.027) were significant predictors of routine dental visits.
The study found that higher education of mothers, daily tooth brushing, not having dental pain, and not consuming soft drinks were significantly associated with routine dental visits in this sample of female schoolchildren. Routine dental attendance may be used to improve oral hygiene and reduce dental pain and consumption of soft drinks in children.
定期看牙医对于维持最佳口腔健康和提高生活质量至关重要。本研究的目的是评估沙特阿拉伯达曼市女学生的看牙模式以及与定期看牙相关的因素。
本横断面研究对沙特阿拉伯达曼市449名6至11岁的女小学生进行。研究包括对儿童第一恒磨牙龋坏情况的临床检查以及对其父母进行问卷调查。使用世界卫生组织的口腔健康问卷收集有关儿童看牙情况、口腔卫生习惯、牙齿问题和饮食习惯的数据。进行双变量和多变量分析以评估与定期看牙相关的因素。
大多数儿童（64.1%）在过去一年看过牙医，22.1%在过去一年未看过牙医，8.3%从未看过牙医。在看过牙医的儿童中，疼痛是看牙最常见的原因（39.10%，N = 170），其次是定期口腔检查（18.60%，N = 81）。在双变量分析中，父母的教育程度、家庭收入、每日刷牙、第一恒磨牙无龋坏、无牙痛、不饮用软饮料、不吃饼干、蛋糕和奶油与定期看牙显著相关（P <0.05）。然而，最终的逻辑回归模型显示，母亲接受大学教育（OR 2.52，P = 0.005）、没有牙痛或不适（OR 2.88，P = 0.001）、每天刷牙一到两次（OR 2.43，P = 0.034）以及不饮用软饮料（OR 1.96，P = 0.027）是定期看牙的显著预测因素。
研究发现，在这个女小学生样本中，母亲的高等教育、每日刷牙、没有牙痛以及不饮用软饮料与定期看牙显著相关。定期看牙可用于改善儿童的口腔卫生，减少牙痛和软饮料的饮用。
