Oral hygiene and hygiene knowledge in adolescents with catarrhal gingivitis and chronic gastroduodenitis.

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catarrhal gingivitis, chronic gastroduodenitis, adolescents, oral hygiene

Abstract

Proper oral hygiene is an important factor influencing the onset of periodontal disease. It is known that the formation of oral care skills occurs in childhood, so the question of the study of oral hygiene and level of hygienic knowledge in adolescents with catarrhal gingivitis and chronic gastroduodenitis in order to further develop a scheme of preventive measures for preventive measures.
The aim is to study oral hygiene and hygiene knowledge in adolescents with catarrhal gingivitis and chronic gastroduodenitis.
Materials and methods. Hygiene status and level of knowledge regarding individual oral hygiene in adolescents aged 12 to 18 years were studied. The main group consisted of 86 adolescents with catarrhal gingivitis and chronic gastroduodenitis; the comparison group included 56 adolescents with catarrhal gingivitis and without somatic diseases. As a control, a similar study was conducted in 30 adolescents with no evidence of gum inflammation and somatic disease. The oral hygiene was assessed using the Oral Hygiene Index-Simlified, Green-Vermillion, 1964 (OHI-S), which allows not only plaque but also tartar to be detected. Assessment of the level of hygienic knowledge and skills was performed by the traditional questionnaire survey among organized populations recommended by WHO for epidemiological studies, with additions.
Results. In the adolescents of the main group were found unsatisfactory oral hygiene, which by the index OHI-S was (1.78±0.03) points. Oral hygiene in children of the comparison group was satisfactory, which was confirmed by the OHI-S index value (1.34±0.01). In adolescents in the control group, oral hygiene according to the OHI-S index was good and was (0.37±0.01) points (p<0.001). The adolescents of the main group complained of bleeding gums 1.5 times more often than the adolescents of the comparison group; the children of the control group had no such complaints. Most adolescents in all groups knew how to properly care for the oral cavity: (70.93±4.93)% in the main group, (73.68±5.88)% in the comparison group, (86.67±6.31)% in the control group. However, not all interviewees regularly looked after the oral cavity. In the main group, only (52.33±5.42)% of respondents indicated regular oral care, which was 1.3 times less than in the comparison group and 1.6 times less than in the control group, — (66.67±6.3)% and (86.67±6.31)% respectively.
Conclusions. Most adolescents pay attention to oral health despite their lack of understanding of the importance of the problem and the generally poor quality of oral care. Additional hygienic training of adolescents and mandatory re-informing of the risks of dental diseases should be conducted in order to form a stable understanding of the need for individual oral hygiene.
The research was carried out in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. The study protocol was approved by the institution's Local Ethics Committee. Informed consent was obtained from the parents of the children for the research.
The author declares that there is no conflict of interest.

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