Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-1992
Abstract
A survey on oral hygiene practices was conducted on 537 dentate adult patients aged 15 years and over. The aim of this study was to investigate the variation in dental behavior with regards to socio-demographic factors, namely age, sex, ethnicity, income, education and occupational status. Patients attending nine randomly selected government dental clinics were interviewed on their daily oral hygiene practices. The majority (89.7) of the subjects reported that they brushed their teeth, 68 used toothpaste containing fluoride, but only 8.4 flossed their teeth. Generally the younger group had better oral hygiene habits. The higher the socioeconomic status of the adults, the better their toothcleaning practices. Awareness concerning dental floss was low regardless of all the socio-demographic variables. It was concluded that there is a need to improve the dental health practices of adults in Malaysia.
Keywords
Adolescent adult article chi square distribution human Malaysia mouth hygiene socioeconomics Chi-Square Distribution Oral Hygiene Socioeconomic Factors Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
Divisions
CommunityDentistry
Publication Title
Clinical Preventive Dentistry
Volume
14
Issue
1
Additional Information
Cited By (since 1996): 2 Export Date: 3 July 2012 Source: Scopus PubMed ID: 1499238 Language of Original Document: English Correspondence Address: Esa, R.