Mouth Health Research Articles

ASSESSMENT OF KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE OF RURAL PEOPLE ABOUT ORAL AND DENTAL HEALTH

Oral and dental health is concerned with a person’s teeth, gums and mouth. The goal is to prevent complications such as tooth decay (cavities) and gum disease, and to maintain the overall health of mouth. The main objective of this study was to assess knowledge, practice, thoughts and activity of rural people regarding oral and dental health, oral hygiene consciousness, and dentist assistance. This research work was a cross sectional type of descriptive study. Total 200 respondents participated from Bagura Sadar upazilla of Bagura district. A structured questionnaire was used for a face to face interview and the collected data ware analyzed by using SPSS 27.0.1.03.7. It was found that, 52.5% rural people are going to pharmacy when they feel any problem in their orofacial region, 59% of people do not know about dentist, 70% people do not have any idea of dentist degree BDS. But 61% are conscious about oral hygiene. 47% people use toothpaste and toothbrush to clean their teeth. 57 % are cleaning their teeth one time in a day. Majority of rural people have wrong idea towards attitude, activity, practice, and knowledge regarding oral and dental health. Therefore, it is urgent to promote oral and dental health education in the country.

Assessments of the Quality, Understandability, and Actionability of Arabic Web-Based Content on Oral Cancer and Precancerous Disorders

Plain Language SummaryPatients with mouth skin changes, that raise the risk of mouth cancer, may search the net to find information to help them care for themselves and to ask for help – if they think a doctor visit will benefit them. There are good reading sources for Arabic health information about mouth health, but they are usually short and not enough. Also, the language can be difficult to understand and remember. To solve this, health professionals must create information about mouth diseases and make it available online to supplement what they have received during the clinical visits.

Poor perceived oral health is associated with adverse mental health outcomes among Syrian refugees in Canada.

While inadequate oral health has been linked to adverse mental health outcomes, there is limited understanding of such implications among refugees who bear a disproportionate burden of oral health disparities. This study aims to examine the effect of self-rated oral health on depression, anxiety, and stress among Syrian refugee parents resettled in Ontario. In this cross-sectional study, a total of 540 Syrian refugee parents who resided in Ontario for an average of 4 years and had at least one child under 18 years old were interviewed between March 2021 and March 2022. Information about self-rated oral health was gathered based on the question "In general, how would you rate the health of your teeth and mouth". Responses ranged from 1 representing "excellent" and 5 representing "very poor". The mean score (SD) of self-rated oral health was 3.2 (1.2). Mental health outcomes of depression, anxiety, and stress were measured using the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS-21). Multiple linear regression analyses were performed to assess the independent relationship between self-rated oral health and depression, anxiety, and stress, adjusting for other variables including, sociodemographic-, migration-, and health-related factors. Among participants, 6.3% rated their oral health as excellent, 26.9% as good, 23.1% as fair, 24.8% as poor, and 18.7% as very poor. Results of the multiple linear regression analyses indicated that poorer self-rated oral health was significantly associated with higher levels of depression (Adjβ = 0.98; p = 0.002; 95% CI = 0.38-1.59), anxiety (Adjβ = 1.03; p< 0.001; 95% CI = 0.54-1.52), and stress (Adjβ = 1.25; p< 0.001; 95% CI = 0.61-1.88). Further efforts and targeted interventions are needed to address the unmet oral health needs of Syrian refugees to improve mental health outcomes within this vulnerable population.

Implementing AI-Based Mouth Health Software in Ash-Shidiqiyyah Orphanage

Abstract. The Ash-Shidiqiyyah Orphanage's foster children have a limited understanding of body hygiene, particularly dental and oral health. In addition, the orphanage's location, which is far from the hospital, makes it difficult to examine foster children with dental or mouth pain. To reduce the number of children who experience tooth or mouth pain, it is necessary to promote activities that raise awareness of dental and oral hygiene. The application Smart Intra Oral Camera (Sioca) that employs artificial intelligence (AI) technology can be used for early examinations of foster children's teeth and mouth. Children can perform self-checks or receive assistance from adults when using the application. Using an intra-oral camera, images of the teeth or mouth are captured, and the Sioca AI feature is then used to detect them. The socialization of the significance of dental and oral health by dental health specialists is another activity. The series of service activities have been executed correctly and without incident. Due to the time-consuming nature of surveillance, it is impossible to predict the progression of health improvement. Sioca is very helpful in observing the condition of the children's teeth, and the residents of the orphanage are becoming more aware of the significance of dental hygiene.

HUBUNGAN KEBERSIHAN GIGI DAN MULUT (OHI-S) DENGAN GINGIVAL INDEKS PADA WANITA PUBERTAS SMP NEGERI 2 PANCUR BATU

Dental and oral hygiene means a state when the oral cavity include teeth and gum tissue is clean. The actions of cleaning and refreshing the oral cavity, teeth and gums can prevent the transmission of disease through mouth. Dental and oral hygiene (OHI-S) is closely related to the occurrence of gingivitis. The research type used in this study is analytical research with cross sectional method using using Chi-Square Test. The number of the population of this study is 100 people and the sampling technique used purposive sampling, the samples taken are 30 people. The purpose of this study is to find out the relation of dental and oral hygiene (Ohi-S) with gingival index on puberty women. The results showed that the average of debris index were 6 people in good criterion (0,5), moderate criterion 18 people (1,2) and bad criterion 6 people (2,2). The Calculus index defines 6 people (0,4) as good criterion , 15 person (1,4) as moderate criterion and 9 person (2,2) as bad criterion. OHI-S defines the average criteria as follow : 6 people (1,2) as good, 9 people (2,4) as moderate and 16 person (3,6) as bad. Meanwhile, gingival index defines some criteria,1 person (0,9 ) as light, 22 people (1.5) as moderate and 7 people (2,3) as severe. The conclusions of this study is that from the samples, the 30 puberty women, it is found that in average they pay less attention to their oral and dental health. It is expected that the pregnant women should improve their dental and mouth health.

The Correlation Between Knowledge Levels Of Dental And Oral Health Towards Concern Of Maintaining Dental And Mouth Health Of Junior High School Students 2 Solokanjeruk

The Maintenance of dental and oral health is one of the efforts to improve body health. One of the causes, why a person is less concerned with dental and oral health problems, is the lack of knowledge about dental and oral health. Caring is one form of real action, which is done by someone in response to a problem. Based on Lawrence Green's theory, the behavior itself is influenced by predisposing factors, which include knowledge, confidence, beliefs, and attitudes. The goal of this study is to determine the relationship between dental and oral health knowledge and concern for maintaining dental and oral health among Junior High School students 2 Solokanjeruk. The research method used analytical research with a cross-sectional approach. The population of this study amounted to 146 people. The data is processed and presented in a frequency distribution table and cross-tabulation. The results of this study showed that there was no relationship between the level of dental and oral health knowledge to concern about maintaining the dental and oral health of Junior High School students 2 Solokanjeruk.

The Role and Function of Therapeutic Communication in the Success of Dental and Mouth Health Services at Puskesmas City of Makassar

Therapeutic communication is professional communication for nurses that is planned and carried out to help heal or restore patients. By having good therapeutic communication skills, nurses will more easily establish a trusting relationship with patients, and this will be more effective for nurses in providing professional satisfaction in nursing care. The purpose of this study was to find out the description of therapeutic communication in the success of dental and oral health services at the Bara-Baraya Health Center, Makassar. The type of research used is descriptive research to describe the role of therapeutic communication in the success of dental and oral health services at the Bara-Baraya Health Center Makassar. Of the 82 patients who came to visit the dental clinic at Bara-Baraya Public Health Center, there were 30 patients who were willing to be asked to fill out the questionnaire, namely 8 men (26.7%) and 22 women (73.3%). This research examines therapeutic communication at the orientation stage, work stage, and termination stage in service success and each stage is explained by the questions. From primary data processing, 30 respondents on average all stated that the stages of therapeutic communication had gone well. Based on the results of the research describing the role of therapeutic communication in the success of dental and oral health services carried out at the Bara-Baraya Health Center, it can be concluded that: a. The description of the role of therapeutic communication in the success of dental and oral health services is good and successful. b. The success rate of the first therapeutic communication is at the termination stage, then the working stage and then the orientation stage.

Development of a Model of Care for Dental and Mouth Health in Toddlers with the Game "Ma'boy" as an Alternative Change in Mother's Behavior and Formation of Children's Teeth-Brushing Skills

Development of a Model of Care for Dental and Mouth Health in Toddlers with the Game "Ma'boy" as an Alternative Change in Mother's Behavior and Formation of Children's Teeth-Brushing Skills

The Increasing Of Dental And Mouth Health Through The Practice Of A Toothbrush Children’s School

Tooth decay in children become one of the biggest health problems in children. Factors that influence this disease were knowledge, and behavior factors. In terms of increasing knowledge of children's health, especially dental and oral health, counseling has a target to be able to change individual behavior for the better. While the practiced of brushing teeth was an action that needs have been taught to children so that it canbecome a good and healthy habit.Dental health counseling, and tooth brushing practices were considered effective during the new normal period as it was today. The midwifery extension team from Stikes maranatha kupang prevented tooth decay in children through health promotion activities carried out on 36 children of GMIT Pukdale Elementary School. It was hoped that these activities could been an effort to reduce the prevalence of dental caries in indonesia, especially in the kupang region of south east of nusaeasteren

The Potential of Led ( Dental Lamp Education ) as an Alternative Media for Improving Behavior of Tooth and Mouth Health Maintenance in Elementary School Children (Systematic Literature Review)

The Potential of Led ( Dental Lamp Education ) as an Alternative Media for Improving Behavior of Tooth and Mouth Health Maintenance in Elementary School Children (Systematic Literature Review)

Characteristics of Self-Rated Oral Health among Syrian Refugee Parents in Ontario.

Canada has been hosting Syrian refugees since early 2015. Almost half of the Syrian refugee population lives in Ontario, with dental health being at the top of the list of important immediate needs. The objective of the study was to evaluate self-rated oral health and its associated factors among Syrian refugee parents residing in Ontario. This was a cross-sectional study where 540 Syrian refugee parents, residing in Ontario and with at least one child less than 18 years of age, were interviewed. Information about self-rated oral health was collected based on the question "In general, how would you rate the health of your teeth and mouth?" with answers ranging from 1 representing "excellent" and 5 representing "very poor." Multiple linear regression analysis was performed to assess the independent relationship between each of the sociodemographic-, migration-, health-, dental-related factors, and self-rated oral health. The overall prevalence of poor and very poor self-rated oral health was 43.5%. The results showed that the presence of dental health insurance, private sponsorship, improved physical and mental health, and regular visits to the dentist were factors related to improved oral health. Discussion. To achieve better oral health outcomes among refugee populations, including Syrian refugees, efforts should be focused on improving dental care and dental insurance for vulnerable populations.

Bidens pilosa Linn.: Beautiful Weed for the Healthy Mouth – A Mini Review

Bidens pilosa L. can be found everywhere in warm and humid regions. The plant has been used as a food and drink supplement, and as medicinal herbs for a long time by people from various places. The assortment of activities of B. pilosa in treating diseases gives a remarkable possibility to explore and develop its utilization for various medicinal purposes. In this mini-review, we explored the application of B. spilosa as herbal medicine for mouth health, specifically mouthwash. Until now, there is no information about the application of this plant for mouthwash. The use of alcohol, cetyl pyridinium, chlorhexidine, and triclosan as active ingredients in mouthwash can control plaque. However, the long-term use of these compounds may show side effects, for instance, changes in taste, and teeth and oral stains. Based on the result, it can be concluded that the B. spilosa plant contains diverse groups of compounds, such as polyacetylenes, flavonoids, and tannins, which are responsible for its various activities. The B. spilosa extracts are non-toxic and have potential active compounds in mouthwash formulation, due to their antimicrobial action against a wide range of microbes, particularly oral microbes and it has additional activities such as anti-inflammation, analgesic, and antioxidant.

Effect of Some Teeth Cleaning Methods on the Microbiological Content of the Oral Cavity

The study was conducted in the period from January to May 2018. The study included the identification of the total account and types of microbial content of the oral cavity during the normal daily practices at different times, which were after waking up, after washing mouth with water (rinsing), after breakfast and after using toothpaste for 33 donors of females and males, smokers and non-smokers, and the ages range were 25-35 years. The results of the study showed that all donor groups showed positive growth during the isolation stages, but there were no significant differences in the growth density of the total count, Enterobacteriaceae and staphylococcus for the donor groups, and the recorded account are not considered to be dangerous to the health of mouth. This is because donor's mouth health was good and smoking period was short. The highest account of bacteria in isolates were seen among smokers after waking up was 74-550 cfu / ml. The study also included the diagnosis of isolated microbial species using VITEK2. The results showed that the isolated bacterial species are Staphylococcus aureus, Lelliottia amnigena, Pseudomonas fluorescens, Pseudomonas luteola, Klebsiella pneumonie, Stenotrophomonas maltophilia which were varied in count, Bacterial resistance was tested for some of the antibiotics that were Doxycycline (DO), Mastiscs (TS), Ceftriaxone (CRO), Tobramycine (TOB), Mastiscs (T), Mastdiscs (T), Gentamicin (CN). The results showed that L. amnigena and S.maltophilia were sensitive to all antibiotics. P. fluorescens were sensitive to antibiotics CN, T, TOB, DO and resistance to antibiotics CRO, TS whereas K.pneumonie was sensitive to all Antibiotics used except the DO antibiotic. The S.aureus bacteria showed resistance to antibiotics CN, TOB, CRO, TS and sensitive to antibiotics T, DO.&#x0D; &#x0D;

PRIMARY TEETHING AND MOUTH HEALTH

PRIMARY TEETHING AND MOUTH HEALTH

Identification of Teacher Ability and Implementation of Dental and Oral Health Practices in Mental Retarded Children: Pilot Study

Introduction: Empowerment of teachers in maintaining oral hygiene is urgently needed to increase the value of mentally retarded dental and oral hygiene. Objective: This study aims to identify teacher abilities and implementation of dental and oral health practices in mentally retarded children. Materials and Method. The design of this study is an observational descriptive pilot study in the context of developing a learning model for dental and oral health in mentally retarded children. The research population was teachers and mentally retarded children at Special Schools in Jambi City. The research was conducted on teachers in 4 (four) special schools (SLB). Data are presented as numbers and percentages for categorical variables. Results: Before giving the Learning Model for maintaining oral health for mentally retarded children, the respondents had medium-high level knowledge. After the intervention, their knowledge increased to a high level. The dental and oral health learning model is routinely taught in schools. The teacher routinely teaches how to brush teeth; the teacher routinely guides tooth brushing practices; the teacher routinely practices tooth brushing in children. The frequency of carrying out tooth brushing at school is at most once a week. Conclusion: Most of the teachers' knowledge of mentally retarded children in SS is Poor, and implementation of dental and mouth health practices in Mentally Impaired Children is still low. Keywords: mentally retarded, dental and oral health, teacher

Porphyromonas gingivalis HmuY and Its Possible Effect on the Pathogenesis of Periodontitis

Periodontitis, one of the most common inflammatory oral diseases in human beings, threatens the health of teeth and mouth and is closely associated with the development of many systemic diseases. Existing research about the pathogenesis of periodontitis mainly focuses on the oral microbial homeostasis and its complex interaction with the immune system. Among all the oral microorganisms, Porphyromonas gingivalis ( P. gingivalis) is considered to be the main pathogen causing chronic periodontitis. Recent studies have shown that P. gingivalis poesseses HmuY, a special heme binding protein, which binds with heme to provide essential nutrition for P. gingivalis and activates the host immune system. Therefore, HmuY plays an important role in the growth, proliferation, invasion, and pathogenesis of P. gingivalis and is a potential virulence factor of the bacteria. Existing studies on HmuY are limited to the host immune response that HmuY triggers, and there are still no conclusive findings on whether HmuY participates in the pathogenesis of periodontitis through other ways, such as influencing periodontal bone metabolism. Herein, we reviewed the latest research findings on the biological characteristics and physiological functions of HmuY and its relationship with chronic periodontitis, so as to provide new ideas for in-depth research and further explorations into the pathogenesis of chronic periodontitis.

The Effect of E-Monitoring Tools on Changes in Family's Degree of Dental and Mouth Health In The Community Of Meunasah Manyet Village, Aceh Besar

Adolescent dental health is an important thing that is often neglected in the family. Family dental nursing care can help resolve family health problems in adolescents. This study aims to determine the effect of e-monitoring tools on changes in the degree of dental and oral health of families in the community in Meunasah Manyet village, Aceh Besar. This research method is quasi-experimental l. The subjects in this study were 60 teenagers, then divided into two groups, the intervention group (monitoring with e-monitoring tools and providing home visit services) consisted of 30 people, and the control group consisted of 30 people who were not given intervention ( only sheet monitoring manual and dental health education). Analysis of the data results (quantitative) in this study used paired sample t-test and independent t-test. The results showed that there was an effect of e-monitoring tools on changes in the degree of family dental and oral health ( Knowledge, Attitudes, and Actions) in the community in Meunasah Manyet Aceh Besar village (p&lt;0.05). The use of e-monitoring tools as a tool/media to change adolescent behavior in a positive direction, of course, still prioritizes persuasive parenting patterns to children.

HUBUNGAN PERAN ORANG TUA DENGAN STATUS KARIES GIGI PADA MURID SDN 1 JEUMPET KECAMATAN DARUL IMARAH KABUPATEN ACEH BESAR

Parents, especially mothers, play an important role in maintaining dental health to see the development and growth of children's teeth. Currently, tooth decay in children is considered a natural thing, so parents think that they do not need to deal with it. From the initial data from interviews with parents of students, parents still lack a role in maintaining the health of children's teeth and mouth. And the results of the dental caries examination of 9 students who were examined on average had dental caries with a category of 5.2 (high).The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between the role of parents and dental caries status in students at SDN 1 Jeumpet, Kec. Darul Imarah, Aceh Besar District. This type of research is analytic with cross sectional study method and uses a questionnaire as an instrument. The sampling technique in this study was using a saturated sampling technique, because all the population was sampled, amounting to 35 students and 35 parents of students at SDN 1 Jeumpet.The results showed that the role of parents in the good category had the most dental caries status in the low category as many as 3 students (60.0%), the role of parents in the moderate category had the most dental caries status in the moderate category as many as 9 students (64.3% ) and the role of parents in the less category having the highest dental caries status in the high category was 7 students (43.8%). The results of the statistical test obtained P &lt; 0.001 from the value of = 0.05 because P = 0.001 &lt; = 0.05.Based on the results, it can be concluded that there is a relationship between the role of parents and the status of dental caries. Based on the conclusion, it is suggested that parents can increase their roles as educators, motivators, facilitators in maintaining children's oral and dental health.

EVALUASI PELAKSANAAN PROGRAM USAHA KESEHATAN GIGI SEKOLAH (UKGS) DI SEKOLAH DASAR WILAYAH KERJA PUSKESMAS OLAK KEMANG KOTA JAMBI

The prevalence of dental caries problems in Jambi City was 0.74%. And the highest number of cases per kelurahan that had dental caries problems occurred in Olak Kemang Health Center in Jambi City, which was 6.81%. There are several obstacles in the implementation of the UKGS program in the working area of ​​the Olak Kemang Health Center in Jambi City, where HR is not in accordance with standards, facilities and infrastructure are inadequate, budget funds are minimal. This study was use qualitative research methods with a case study design. Data collection through in-depth interviews, Focus Group Discussion (FGD), observation and documentation. Checking the validity of the data utilized source triangulation techniques and methods. The results of the evaluation of the UKGS program showed that some aspects of the input have not met the standards, which consist of UKGS implementing staff in schools, budget funds, facilities and infrastructure and SOP contributions in schools. Coverage Program UKGS Activities carried out only education / counseling and examination of teeth and mouth, for coaching / training Output in the UKGS program activities is the knowledge of students about UKGS and dental and mouth health is very poor.The implementation of the UKGS program in the work area of ​​the Puskesmas Olak Kemang has not been maximized, which results in less than optimal performance of the UKGS implementers.

Self-reported oral health and normative indices of dental caries among adolescents: a cohort study.

This study assessed the association between self-reported oral health and the normative indices of dental caries in an adolescent population. This study is based on a 6-year data from a cohort, beginning in 2012, with 1,134 twelve-year-old adolescents. After three phases of data collection, 68% of the samples were followed up. Self-reported oral health was evaluated through the question: "Would you say that the health of your teeth, lips, jaws, and mouth is …?", and answers were categorized as "good" or "poor." Calibrated dentists examined clinical conditions using the decayed, missing, and filled teeth (DMFT) index. Statistical analysis was performed using multilevel logistic regression models, considering the dependence of those observed thrice and adjusted for demographic, socioeconomic, and dental visit variables. Adolescents who evaluated their oral health as poor had higher mean DMFT (OR: 1.35; CI95% 1.22-1.50). When evaluated separately, decayed (OR: 2.43; CI95% 1.83-3.23) and missing (OR: 3.94; CI95% 1.26-12.26) teeth also presented significant results, showing poor self-reported oral health associated with a higher mean. Adolescents' self-perceived oral health was associated with normative dental caries indices, and this association was maintained throughout adolescence.