PMID- 25040938
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20160712
LR  - 20150330
IS  - 1601-5037 (Electronic)
IS  - 1601-5029 (Linking)
VI  - 13
IP  - 2
DP  - 2015 May
TI  - The influence of educational level and oral hygiene behaviours on DMFT index and 
      CPITN index in an adult Italian population: an epidemiological study.
PG  - 151-7
LID - 10.1111/idh.12098 [doi]
AB  - OBJECTIVES: To estimate the influence of educational level and oral hygiene 
      behaviours on the prevalence and severity of dental caries and periodontal 
      disease in an adult Italian population attending the Oral Hygiene department of a 
      public Dental Clinic. METHODS: Dental caries was diagnosed according to the World 
      Health Organization criteria. The DMFT index (decayed, missing, filled tooth) was 
      used to record the dental caries' experience. The periodontal status was assessed 
      using the community periodontal index of treatment needs (CPITN). Questionnaires 
      on educational level and oral hygiene behaviours were also collected. RESULTS: A 
      total of 350 patients were enrolled. The mean DMFT value reported was 4.37 +/- 
      3.06, and higher values were observed for male patients (P < 0.05). Increased 
      CPITN scores and DMFT values were significantly correlated with lower level of 
      education (P < 0.05). Subjects of high educational status showed significantly 
      better oral hygiene habits (P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: The oral health status, in 
      terms of periodontal disease and dental caries, appears correlated with patients' 
      educational level.
CI  - (c) 2014 John Wiley & Sons A/S. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
FAU - Vano, M
AU  - Vano M
AD  - Department of Surgical Pathology, Medicine, Molecular and Critical Area, 
      University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
FAU - Gennai, S
AU  - Gennai S
FAU - Karapetsa, D
AU  - Karapetsa D
FAU - Miceli, M
AU  - Miceli M
FAU - Giuca, M R
AU  - Giuca MR
FAU - Gabriele, M
AU  - Gabriele M
FAU - Graziani, F
AU  - Graziani F
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20140716
PL  - England
TA  - Int J Dent Hyg
JT  - International journal of dental hygiene
JID - 101168070
SB  - IM
MH  - Adult
MH  - Cross-Sectional Studies
MH  - *DMF Index
MH  - Dental Care/statistics & numerical data
MH  - Dental Caries/epidemiology
MH  - Dental Devices, Home Care/statistics & numerical data
MH  - Dental Restoration, Permanent/statistics & numerical data
MH  - *Educational Status
MH  - Epidemiologic Studies
MH  - Female
MH  - *Health Behavior
MH  - Humans
MH  - Italy/epidemiology
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Oral Hygiene/*statistics & numerical data
MH  - Periodontal Diseases/epidemiology
MH  - *Periodontal Index
MH  - Prevalence
MH  - Sex Factors
MH  - Smoking/epidemiology
MH  - Tooth Loss/epidemiology
MH  - Toothbrushing/statistics & numerical data
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - CPITN
OT  - DMFT
OT  - caries
OT  - periodontitis
OT  - survey
EDAT- 2014/07/22 06:00
MHDA- 2016/07/13 06:00
CRDT- 2014/07/22 06:00
PHST- 2014/06/12 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2014/07/22 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2014/07/22 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2016/07/13 06:00 [medline]
AID - 10.1111/idh.12098 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Int J Dent Hyg. 2015 May;13(2):151-7. doi: 10.1111/idh.12098. Epub 2014 Jul 16.