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Examining the relationship between oral health-promoting behavior and dental visits.

ABSTRACT: Objective:The objective of this study was to explore the relationship between a number of health-promoting behavior and dental visits. Methods:A stratified sample from 16 primary schools in Riyadh was selected. A total of 1087 students aged 6-12 years were included in the study between October 2017 and January 2018. The World Health Organization (WHO) criteria for assessing dental caries were used to collect clinical data. Information on dental visits and health-promoting behaviors were collected through modified WHO questionnaire. An aggregate variable of eleven health-related behaviors was created. Logistic regression model was used to examine the relationship between regular dental visits and the aggregate health behavior variable accounting for age, sex, parental education, family income, and caries experience. Results:Only 6.8% of the sample reported regular dental visits. The logistic regression showed that the aggregate variable of health-promoting behavior was significantly related to regular dental visits with odds ratio 1.23 (confidence interval 95% 1.10-1.39). Other variables significantly related to regular dental visits included sex (female), higher family income, and lower mean of caries experience. Conclusion:Despite the availability of free dental services in Saudi Arabia, most of the dental visits are symptomatic. The observed association between health-promoting behaviors and regular dental visits implies that those at higher risk of oral diseases are less likely to visit a dentist regularly.

SUBMITTER: Alayadi H

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6512153 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Examining the relationship between oral health-promoting behavior and dental visits.

Alayadi Haya H Bernabé Eduardo E Sabbah Wael W

International journal of health sciences 20190501 3

<h4>Objective</h4>The objective of this study was to explore the relationship between a number of health-promoting behavior and dental visits.<h4>Methods</h4>A stratified sample from 16 primary schools in Riyadh was selected. A total of 1087 students aged 6-12 years were included in the study between October 2017 and January 2018. The World Health Organization (WHO) criteria for assessing dental caries were used to collect clinical data. Information on dental visits and health-promoting behavior ...[more]

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Project description:Objective To compare the clinical effectiveness of different frequencies of dental recall over a four-year period.Design A multi-centre, parallel-group, randomised controlled trial with blinded clinical outcome assessment. Participants were randomised to receive a dental check-up at six-monthly, 24-monthly or risk-based recall intervals. A two-strata trial design was used, with participants randomised within the 24-month stratum if the recruiting dentist considered them clinically suitable. Participants ineligible for 24-month recall were randomised to a risk-based or six-month recall interval.Setting UK primary dental care.Participants Practices providing NHS care and adults who had received regular dental check-ups.Main outcome measures The percentage of sites with gingival bleeding on probing, oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL), cost-effectiveness.Results In total, 2,372 participants were recruited from 51 dental practices. Of those, 648 were eligible for the 24-month recall stratum and 1,724 participants were ineligible. There was no evidence of a significant difference in the mean percentage of sites with gingival bleeding on probing between intervention arms in any comparison. For those eligible for 24-month recall stratum: the 24-month versus six-month group had an adjusted mean difference of -0.91%, 95% CI (-5.02%, 3.20%); the 24-month group versus risk-based group had an adjusted mean difference of 0.07%, 95% CI (-3.99%, 4.12%). For the overall sample, the risk-based versus six-month adjusted mean difference was 0.78%, 95% CI (-1.17%, 2.72%). There was no evidence of a difference in OHRQoL (0-56 scale, higher score for poorer OHRQoL) between intervention arms in any comparison. For the overall sample, the risk-based versus six-month effect size was -0.35, 95% CI (-1.02, 0.32). There was no evidence of a clinically meaningful difference between the groups in any comparison in either eligibility stratum for any of the secondary clinical or patient-reported outcomes.Conclusion Over a four-year period, we found no evidence of a difference in oral health for participants allocated to a six-month or a risk-based recall interval, nor between a 24-month, six-month or risk-based recall interval for participants eligible for a 24-month recall. However, patients greatly value and are willing to pay for frequent dental check-ups.

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