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Home Oral hygiene and periodontal condition of 12- and 15-year-old Greek adolescents. Socio-behavioural...

Oral hygiene and periodontal condition of 12- and 15-year-old Greek adolescents. Socio-behavioural risk indicators, self- rated oral health and changes in 10 years

Authors:

  • I. Diamanti
    Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry, School of Dentistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
  • E. D. Berdouses
    Paediatric Dental Practice, Athens, Greece
  • K. Kavvadia
    Division of Paediatric Dentistry, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
  • K. N. Arapostathis
    Department of Paediatric Dentistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
  • A. Polychronopoulou
    Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry, School of Dentistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
  • C. J. Oulis
    Department of Paediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23804/ejpd.2021.22.02.3

ABSTRACT


Aim

To investigate oral hygiene and periodontal status of 12- and 15-year-old Greek adolescents in relation to socio-demographic and behavioural indicators and identify national trends.

Material and methods

In a stratified cluster sample of 2,478 participants, the Simplified Debris Index (DI-S) and the Community Periodontal Index (CPI) were calculated. Socio-demographic/behavioural data were collected through structured questionnaires. Multivariate ordinary regression examined the effect of socio-behavioural indicators on oral hygiene and periodontal conditions.

Results

51.7% of the 12-year-olds and 56.9% of the 15-year-olds had fair and good oral hygiene, respectively. Approximately 30% of the adolescents had healthy periodontium. Bleeding on probing was detected in 23.6% and 21.6% of the 12- and the 15-year-olds, accordingly. Calculus was found in 46.2% and 44.3% of the 12- and the 15-year-old groups, correspondingly. The prevalence of periodontal pockets ?4mm was 3.2%. Significantly higher DI-S scores were found among 12-year-olds who were males, had lower educated mothers or did not use dental floss and among adolescents who brushed their teeth

Conclusion

Periodontal health promotion strategies should target vulnerable sub-groups of adolescents to reduce future periodontal burden. Self-rated oral health may be useful for identifying unmet periodontal treatment needs.

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Publication date:

June /2021

Issue:

Vol.22 – n.2/2021

Page:

98 – 106

Publisher:

Ariesdue

Topic:

Prevention and lifestyle

Cite:


Harvard: I. Diamanti, E. D. Berdouses, K. Kavvadia, K. N. Arapostathis, A. Polychronopoulou, C. J. Oulis (2021) "Oral hygiene and periodontal condition of 12- and 15-year-old Greek adolescents. Socio-behavioural risk indicators, self- rated oral health and changes in 10 years", European Journal of Paediatric Dentistry, 22(2), pp98-106. doi: 10.23804/ejpd.2021.22.02.3
Vancouver: I. Diamanti, E. D. Berdouses, K. Kavvadia, K. N. Arapostathis, A. Polychronopoulou, C. J. Oulis. Oral hygiene and periodontal condition of 12- and 15-year-old Greek adolescents. Socio-behavioural risk indicators, self- rated oral health and changes in 10 years. European Journal of Paediatric Dentistry [Internet]. 2021Jun.1 [cited 2023Feb.05];22(2):98-106. Available from: https://www.ejpd.eu/abstract-pubmed/oral-hygiene-and-periodontal-condition-of-12-and-15-year-old-greek-adolescents-socio-behavioural-risk-indicators-self-rated-oral-health-and-changes-in-10-years/
MLA: I. Diamanti, E. D. Berdouses, K. Kavvadia, K. N. Arapostathis, A. Polychronopoulou, C. J. Oulis Oral hygiene and periodontal condition of 12- and 15-year-old Greek adolescents. Socio-behavioural risk indicators, self- rated oral health and changes in 10 years. European Journal of Paediatric Dentistry. 2021;22(2):98-106

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