Evaluating awareness regarding oral hygiene practices and exploring gender differences among patients attending for oral prophylaxis
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BACKGROUND: Oral hygiene is intimated in health of all parts of the body including oral cavity. The understanding of actual practices in keeping the oral heath at standard based on patient's perceptions of oral health care is vital. Understanding the effect of gender on oral health would facilitate the development of successful attitude and behavior modification approach towards sustainable oral health. PURPOSE OF STUDY: To evaluate awareness regarding oral hygiene practices and exploring gender differences among patients attending for oral prophylaxis. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A survey was conducted among 250 patients attending the department of periodontology, Maulana Azad institute of dental sciences for oral prophylaxis. A structured questionnaire was used to collect information regarding practices and perception about oral hygiene. RESULTS: Majority of the patients (60.4%) felt that oral hygiene is mandatory for overall health of the body. The use of toothpaste and toothbrush (83.6%) was the most preferred cleaning aid among the study population in the present study. The major constraint for avoiding dental examination was no felt need (41.2%) followed by cost of dental treatment (26.8%) and time constraints (24.0%). CONCLUSIONS: Professional plaque removal and regular follow-up combined with oral hygiene instructions to the patients can minimize the level of gingival inflammation and swelling. The poor resources for dental care, common malpractices and nonavailability of professional care are the main barriers in seeking optimum oral hygiene.
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- Authors
- Oberoi, S., Mohanty, V., Mahajan, A., & Oberoi, A.
- Affiliations
- Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences (IN)
- ORCID
- Mohanty, Vikrant
- Venue
- Journal of Indian Society of Periodontology
- Published
- 2014
- Volume
- 18
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 369
- ISSN
- 0972-124X (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC4095632
- OpenAlex
- W2101887916
- Cited by
- 49
- References
- 37
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 9 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 7 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 4 · 2015: 3
- FWCI
- 4.45
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- diamond
- doi.org
- Licence
- cc-by-nc-sa
- Locations
- Journal of Indian Society of Periodontology (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Dentistry › Periodontics › Dental Health and Care Utilization
- Health Sciences › Dentistry › Periodontics › Oral microbiology and periodontitis research
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Dental Education, Practice, Research
- Keywords
- oral hygiene habits, patient awareness, gender differences, dental prophylaxis, barriers to dental care, dental plaque removal, gingivitis, oral health perception
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