Oral Health-Related Risk Factors Among Students in Southeast Serbia

Marija D. Bojović; Ljiljana G. Kesić; Aleksandar N. Mitić; Biljana Kocić; Radmila R. Obradović; Aleksandra Ignjatović; Nina Burić; Marija Jovanović; Milica S. Petrović

doi:10.12659/MSM.929375

17 February 2021 : Clinical Research

Oral Health-Related Risk Factors Among Students in Southeast Serbia

Marija D. Bojović^1ABDEF, Ljiljana G. Kesić^1ADF*, Aleksandar N. Mitić^2AE, Biljana Kocić^3DE, Radmila R. Obradović^1DEF, Aleksandra Ignjatović^4CD, Nina Burić^5EF, Marija Jovanović^6BEF, Milica S. Petrović^1ADEF

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.929375

Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e929375

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Table 2 Oral hygiene practices among students.

Characteristics	Total		Group 1		Group 2		P*
Characteristics	N	%	N	%	N	%	P*
Who gave you instructions about oral hygiene?
Parents
Older brother/sister	7	1.77	3	1.61	4	1.90	0.834
Teacher	15	3.79	9	4.84	6	2.86	0.296
My dentist	80	20.20	37	19.89	43	20.48	0.917
Other	103	26.01	52	27.96	51	24.29	0.387
How many times per day do you brush your teeth?
Once	26	6.57	14	7.53	12	5.71	0.022
Twice
Three times	124	31.31	49	26.34	75	35.71
After every meal	30	7.58	21	11.29	9	4.29
When do you brush teeth?
In the morning
Before dinner	26	6.57	13	6.99	13	6.19	0.733
After dinner
Before going out	200	50.51	93	50.00	107	50.95	0.916
Do you use: toothpicks, floss, interdental brushes?
Never	38	9.60	23	12.37	15	7.14	0.021
Rarely	80	20.20			34	16.19
Depends	33	8.33	16	8.60	17	8.10
Sometimes
Every day	65	16.41	22	11.83
How long does your teeth cleaning take?
1 min	26	6.57	12	6.45	14	6.67	0.372
2 min	118	29.80	64	34.41	54	25.71
3 min
4 min	54	13.64	26	13.98	28	13.33
5 min	42	10.61	17	9.14	25	11.90
What movements are you using for tooth brushing?
Up-down	133	33.59	58	31.18	75	35.71	0.379
Left-right	41	10.35	23	12.37	18	8.57	0.209
Circular movements	76	19.19	37	19.89	39	18.57	0.713
With strong pressure	15	3.79	9	4.84	6	2.86	0.296
Combined
How often do you change your toothbrush?
Once a year	21	5.30	11	5.91	10	4.76	0.960
Every 4 months	97	24.49	47	25.27	50	23.81
Every 3 months
Every 2 months	84	21.21	37	19.89	47	22.38
Every month	53	13.38	25	13.44	28	13.33
^* Chi-square test; bold numbers mean the highest frequency.

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