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Awareness of Halitosis and Oral Hygiene Among Undergraduate Dental Students
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Level of Knowledge and Awareness of Halitosis in the Dental Medicine Students
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Oral Hygiene Practices and Self - Perceived Halitosis among Dental Students
Journal of Baghdad College of Dentistry, 2014
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Journal of Natural Science, Biology and Medicine, 2014
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Perception towards Halitosis among Dental Students in Panchkula District , Haryana
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Acta stomatologica Croatica, 2013
Sažetak Svrha: U ovom se istraživanju željelo među dodiplomskim studentima Sveučilišta Sains Malaysia procijeniti broj oboljelih (prevalencija) od samoopažene halitoze i s njom povezanih čimbenika. Ispitanici i postupci: U ovom presječnom istraživanju rabio se upitnik kojim se procjenjivala samoopažena halitoza i s njom povezani čimbenici. Sudjelovalo je 300 studenata dodiplomske nastave, i to po 100 sa studija medicine, dentalne medicine i medicinskih znanosti. Rezultati: Srednja dob studenata bila je 21,7 godina (SD 1, 75), a među njima su bile i 202 (67,3 %) studentice. Kod 13 posto studenata samoopažena halitoza otkrivena je tehnikom ruka na usta te je njih 9,3 posto izjavilo da zadah utječe na njihove socijalne kontakte. Većina studenata (79,7 %) osjetila je neugodan vonj iz usta odmah nakon buđenja. Studenti dentalne medicine rjeđe su prijavljivali halitozu negoli oni medicine i medicinskih znanosti (OR=0,34 ; CI=0,12, 0,95), Studenti koji se redovito koriste vodicom za ispiranje usta i četkaju jezik također su rjeđe opažali halitozu. Prevalencija halitoze bila je veća među studentima s gingivnim krvarenjem i naslagama na jeziku. Zaključak: Halitoza je češća među nedentalnim studentima. Čimbenici povezani s tom tegobom jesu gingivno krvarenje i naslage na jeziku. Redovito korištenje vodica za ispiranje usta i četkanje jezika itekako su korisni u prevenciji halitoze. Studentima se preporučuju profesionalna njega i korištenje sredstava za oralnu higijenu.
2018
BACKGROUND AND AIM: This study was conducted to investigate the self-perception of mouth odor and its correlation with different variables. METHODS: This cross-sectional study was carried out on 260 individuals who were asked about their perception of personal mouth odor. Factors such as age, gender, oral hygiene, periodontal and dental status, tongue coating, and medical history were recorded on a checklist. Halitosis was evaluated using an etiquette checker. The variables were analyzed using the independent samples t-test and multiple logistic regressions. RESULTS: Of 260 individuals, 101 persons claimed to have halitosis. The prevalence of pseudo-halitosis was 13.5%. Female gender, spontaneous bleeding and bleeding during dental brushing, periodontal index (PI), and tongue coating had a significant association with genuine halitosis according to logistic regression. The decayed, missing, and filled teeth (DMFT) index had a significant association with pseudoand genuine halitosis....
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