Abstract
The aim of the present study was to assess the dietary habits and oral hygiene practice of dental students in a new dental school. A self-administered structured closed-ended questionnaire on demographic characteristics, medical history, oral hygiene and dietary habits was distributed to dental students. Results showed that One third of students indicated that they don’t consume low pH beverages (soft drinks) at all, while 48.9% drink a soft drink or two a day. Students took varying amount of time to consume their drinks. The majority of participants consumed citric juices, fruits and/or pickles at least once a day. 91.3% of students use either soft (41.8%) or medium (49.5%) toothbrush. Only a fifth (16.9%) of the students brush their teeth after drinking soft drinks and 58.2% brush their teeth after vomiting. In conclusion, young adults need to be aware about their dietary habits & oral hygiene, and also a proper dental health program needs to be applied.
Highlights
Diet has a direct and local effect on oral health, especially on the pH and composition of saliva, plaque and theHow to cite this paper: Al-Madi, E.M., AlJamie, M., Al-Dukhail, S., Mohammed, Z. and Abubakr, N.H. (2016) Dietary Habits and Oral Hygiene Practice amongst Dental Students at the College of Dentistry, Princess Nourah University
Dental erosion is defined as a complex multifactorial condition, characterized by an irreversible loss of dental hard tissue caused by action of chemical influence of extrinsic and intrinsic acids without bacterial involvement [2] [3]
Dietary acids are one of the most commonly cited causes of erosion [8], and soft drink consumption has been associated with dental erosion [9]
Summary
Diet has a direct and local effect on oral health, especially on the pH and composition of saliva, plaque and theHow to cite this paper: Al-Madi, E.M., AlJamie, M., Al-Dukhail, S., Mohammed, Z. and Abubakr, N.H. (2016) Dietary Habits and Oral Hygiene Practice amongst Dental Students at the College of Dentistry, Princess Nourah University. Dental erosion is defined as a complex multifactorial condition, characterized by an irreversible loss of dental hard tissue caused by action of chemical influence of extrinsic and intrinsic acids without bacterial involvement [2] [3]. Both incidence and prevalence of dental erosion have increased considerably among children & young adults [4]-[6]. Saudi Arabia is one of several countries who underwent an especially rapid development and modernization with food culture changes in the past decades, through adoption of a more westernized diet in lifestyle These food culture changes are likely to have an effect on oral health among all age classes. There has been little consideration of erosive tooth wear in Asian countries; a recent single research (2015) was conducted in Japan to evaluate the association between erosive wear and acidic habits showed that frequent consumption of acidic fruits and drinks was significantly associated with erosive tooth wear at different age groups [15]
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