THE PREVALENCE OF DENTAL DISEASE PREVENTION SKILLS AMONG THE ADULT POPULATION
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https://doi.org/10.11603/1681-2786.2024.4.15212Keywords:
prevention, dental diseases; public health system; health care system; community; adult population.Abstract
Purpose: to study the prevalence of dental disease prevention skills among the adult population. Materials and Methods. There were conducted a cross-sectional medical and sociological study of 478 people over 18 years of age, residents of the Ivano-Frankivsk region. Results. It was found that about 60% of surveyed adults do not follow hygienic rules for dental care: they brush their teeth less than twice a day (61.3%), including 12.7% who do not brush their teeth every day or do not brush at all; they change their toothbrush less than once a quarter (57.9%); they do not take into account medical recommendations when choosing toothpastes (74.8%) and brushes (74.0%). It was shown that the absolute majority of respondents do not take care of their gums: they do not use rinses (81.0%), floss (88.1%), interdental brushes (93.8%), or irrigators (96.6%). Daily mouth care deteriorates with age. It was found that two-thirds of respondents do not visit dentists for oral health review at all (44.6%), or do it irregularly (28.5%), the main reasons for which are lack of money (65.1%) and low awareness (41.5%). Conclusions. The majority of the adult population lacks proper skills and does not follow recommendations for the prevention of dental diseases.
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