Zeza Blerina, Osmani Blerina, Cenameri Erdita, Emir Busra
Department of Dentistry, Albanian University, 1001 Tiranë, Albania.
Independent Researcher, 1001 Tiranë, Albania.
Dent J (Basel). 2024 Dec 24;13(1):1. doi: 10.3390/dj13010001.
Oral hygiene is a key factor for dental and periodontal diseases and the prognosis of any treatment to restore their consequences. The present survey aimed to evaluate how well informed patients in Albania are on oral hygiene, given the scarce evidence on this topic. This survey was performed using a Google Forms questionnaire on oral hygiene habits, type and technique of instruments used, and frequency of dental recall visits. A total of 1006 questionnaires were filled in a one-month time period (January 2020) from a population of 75.2% females and 24.8% males, 32.7 ± 11.3 years of age, from whom 94.6% reported a lack of systemic diseases and 80% were non-smokers. All of the population brushed their teeth at least once daily. The most used type of toothbrush was a manual one (91.1%) with medium-bristle hardness in 71% of cases. The most prevalent way of using the toothbrush was through circular movements (36.7%) with a duration of 2-3 min in 72% of the population. Only 77.1% of the population used interdental instruments, mainly interdental floss. Within the limits of this study, it could be concluded that the present population seemed to be mostly appropriately informed, but the information needs further revision and promotion by dentists.
口腔卫生是影响牙齿和牙周疾病以及任何修复其后果的治疗预后的关键因素。鉴于关于这一主题的证据匮乏，本次调查旨在评估阿尔巴尼亚患者对口腔卫生的了解程度。本调查通过谷歌表单问卷进行，内容涉及口腔卫生习惯、使用器械的类型和技术以及牙科复诊频率。在一个月的时间段（2020年1月）内，共收集了1006份问卷，调查对象中女性占75.2%，男性占24.8%，年龄为32.7±11.3岁，其中94.6%的人报告没有全身性疾病，80%的人不吸烟。所有调查对象每天至少刷牙一次。最常用的牙刷类型是手动牙刷（91.1%），71%的情况下刷毛硬度为中等。最普遍的刷牙方式是圆周运动（36.7%），72%的人刷牙持续时间为2 - 3分钟。只有77.1%的人使用牙间隙清洁工具，主要是牙线。在本研究的范围内，可以得出结论，目前的调查对象似乎大多得到了适当的信息，但这些信息需要牙医进一步修订和推广。
