Evaluation of Habits Regarding Oral Cleaning and Toothbrush Care in A Grup Patient

Year 2019, Volume: 8 Issue: 2, 69 - 74, 31.08.2019

Mustafa Gümüşok , Mahmut Sertaç Özdoğan , Esra Gülal

Abstract

Objective:
The aim of the present study was to investigate oral cleaning
and toothbrush care habits and related factors in a group of patients.

Material
and Method:  This was a
cross-sectional hospital-based study that was carried out via a questionnaire
administered to 450 adult patients. Statistical level
of significance was set at p<0.05.

Results: There is a
statistically significant difference regarding the frequency of brushing for
age, gender, and education (p<0.05). It was found that the use of electric
toothbrushes was rather lower than the manual toothbrush, most of the patients have been changing
their toothbrushes within six months and toothbrushes
were usually kept upright position after use. It has been determined that the
effect of media on the choice of toothbrush was low.

Conclusion:
According to the results obtained from a limited sample, demographic factors
have effects on the frequency of brushing. It should be taken into consideration
that proper care of the toothbrush is important for oral health.

Keywords

Brushing, toothbrush, media

Diş Fırçalamada Etkili Faktörlerin ve Diş Fırçası Bakımına İlişkin Tutumların Değerlendirilmesi

Abstract

Amaç:
Bu çalışmanın amacı bir grup hastanın oral
temizlik ve diş fırçası kullanımı ile ilgili alışkanlıklarını ve ilişkili
faktörleri saptamaktır.

Gereç
ve Yöntem: Hastane bazlı bu kesitsel çalışma yetişkin 450
hastaya anket yapılarak gerçekleştirildi. İstatistiksel anlamlılık düzeyi
p<0.05 olarak kabul edildi.

Bulgular:

Yaş, cinsiyet ve eğitim düzeyi ile
fırçalama sıklığı arasındaki fark istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bulundu
(p<0.05). Manuel diş
fırçasına kıyasla elektrikli diş fırçası kullanımının oldukça düşük olduğu,
hastaların büyük bir kısmının diş fırçalarını altı ay içerisinde yeniledikleri
ve diş fırçasının kullanım sonrasında ise genellikle tepesi yukarıda dik olarak
saklanıldığı belirlendi. Diş fırçası seçiminde medyanın etkisinin düşük olduğu
belirlendi.

Sonuç:
Limitli sayıda örneklemden elde edilen sonuçlara göre fırçalama sıklığı
üzerinde demografik faktörler etkilidir. Uygun diş fırçası bakımının oral
sağlık için önemi dikkate alınmalıdır.

Keywords

Fırçalama, diş fırçası, medya

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