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AbstractThe purpose of the present study was to assess the utilization pattern of dental services in a group of Pakistani immigrants in Norway. Use was related to sociodemographic characteristics, level of urbanization in Pakistan, knowledge and belief about dental diseases and evaluated and perceived dental health. A total of 160 immigrants were clinically examined and interviewed by a structured questionnaire. The effect change analysis was performed, and separate analyses were performed for men and women. Altogether 60% had visited the dentist during the last 3 yr. While 69% coming from the cities had been to the dentist in Norway, this was the case for only 38% of those from the villages of Pakistan. Pain was given as the main reason for dental visits, and the data indicated insufficient ability to perform self‐assessment of own dental health. The independent variables could explain more of the variance in use of dental services among the Pakistani men (R2= 40%) than among the women (R2= 21%). While number of decayed teeth and level of urbanization were among the strongest predictors among the men, dental behavior in Pakistan and number of years in Norway were of importance among the women. The latter variable indicated that the women in terms of dental behavior had a higher degree of acculturation than the men, leading to a change in traditional health behavio

ISSN:0301-5661    

DOI:10.1111/j.1600-0528.1986.tb01076.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1986

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AbstractThree hundred and ten children from three schools were examined before and after a dental health promotion program targeted at one of the schools. Parents of subjects at the experimental school were visited at home by a community health worker who provided individualized information on dental services and preventive strategies. Parents of subjects at the control school were provided with similar information by way of general written documentation, not tailored to specific needs, and distributed as part of the traditional school take home system. The experimental hypothesis proposed that, at re‐examination, subjects from the experimental school would show a measurable improvement in caries increment, and a reduced plaque index over subjects from the control schools. Although the individualized social intervention strategy did not demonstrate a major shift in use of dental services or improvement in health status some improvement in caries experience was obtained in the target group. The multifactorial nature of dental disease and the limited contact of the health worker with the families involved would account for the low success rate of this strateg

ISSN:0301-5661    

DOI:10.1111/j.1600-0528.1986.tb01077.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1986

数据来源: WILEY

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AbstractOne hundred and thirty‐four children, 6 to 7 yr of age from a public school in Tepepan, Mexico were examined for the prevalence and severity of dental caries. Average deft score was 6.08 and defs was 12.15. Average DMFT and DMFS scores were .57 and .99 respectively. It was observed that 66% of primary teeth with carious lesions required one surface restoration and 11 % three or more surface restorations. In the permanent dentition 99% of the affected teeth required one surface restoration. A comparison of the results with those of the Mexico City public school children survey (1980) showed that the Tepepan children had a similar caries level in primary teeth and a lower caries level in permanent teeth. Although the Tepepan group showed fewer carious lesions, their caries index and unmet restorative index are still high, especially for primary dentition, so an intensive educational, preventive and restorative program is require

ISSN:0301-5661    

DOI:10.1111/j.1600-0528.1986.tb01078.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1986

数据来源: WILEY

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AbstractResults of 28 CPITN surveys in 24 countries for the age group 35–44 years, stored in the WHO Global Oral Data Bank as of 1 July 1986 are assembled in an overview presenting: percentages of persons according to the highest score for each person, the estimated national percentages of edentulousness and the mean numbers of sextants affected per person. It is concluded that for a large majority in most of the populations observed, the progress of periodontal disease has been slow and seems to be compatible with retention of a natural dentition until at least the age of 5

ISSN:0301-5661    

DOI:10.1111/j.1600-0528.1986.tb01079.x

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年代:1986

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Abstract2,400 dentate adults (15 to 65 yr), representative of rural and urban areas of all twelve regions of the Philippines, were screened for their periodontal treatment needs using the Community Periodontal Index of Treatment Needs (CPITN). The distribution pattern of CPITN scores for the criteria, healthy, gingival bleeding (on probing), calculus, 4–5 mm and 6 mm or deeper periodontal pockets was similar for adult populations in each of the twelve regions. Calculus predominated as the most frequently recorded score, with a prevalence exceeding 70% in young adults but decreasing to about 40% in older adults. The decrease in prevalence of calculus with age was associated with an increase in 4–5 mm pocketing, 4% in young adults and about 60% in older adults. Periodontally healthy mouths and cases of deep pocketing were relatively uncommon. The assessed treatment need was predominantly Type 2 (scaling and improved oral hygiene). Need for complex treatment (Treatment Need Type 3) was low involving only 4% of older adults. The pattern of assessed periodontal treatment needs of adults in the Philippines was indicative of endemic gingivitis and calculus and moderate to low prevalence of pocket

ISSN:0301-5661    

DOI:10.1111/j.1600-0528.1986.tb01080.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1986

数据来源: WILEY

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AbstractThe purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between the patient's and dentist's perception of quality. A group of 117 patients completed a questionnaire which rated their perceptions of the quality of their prior dental treatment. Each patient was given a thorough denial examination, and all restorations were evaluated for 14 criteria of quality. A dental quality index was calculated for each patient, and this was correlated with the patient's overall satisfaction and also with the patient's perception of quality of treatment. Both correlations indicated that no relationship existed between these two perceptions of quality. It was concluded that patients and dentists were looking at different criteria when judging quality of dental care.

ISSN:0301-5661    

DOI:10.1111/j.1600-0528.1986.tb01081.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1986

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AbstractVideo recordings were obtained of 90 adults aged 18–22 yr brushing their teeth. Thirty subjects were unaware they were being filmed and 60 subjects had been informed that they would be filmed while they brushed their teeth. From repeated viewing of the tapes the areas of the mouth that were brushed, the total brushing time and the proportion of time spent brushing each of 16 areas of the mouth were obtained for each subject. Subjects who knew they were being filmed brushed significantly more mandibular occlusal surfaces, and lingual areas in both arches than subjects who were unaware they were being filmed. There was no significant difference in the mean tooth brushing time between the two groups. The informed group spent proportionally less time brushing posterior buccal areas and more time on occlusal and lingual areas than the group who were unaware they were being filmed, the difference being statistically significant for the mandibular arch areas. It was concluded that knowledge of filming alters toothbrushing behaviour to a small extent so that care should be taken when interpreting behavioural changes in future intervention studie

ISSN:0301-5661    

DOI:10.1111/j.1600-0528.1986.tb01082.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1986

数据来源: WILEY

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AbstractThe majority of the Dutch elderly population wears full dentures. According to clinical standards these dentures are often of a poor quality. The treatment demand, however, is small. The purpose of the present study is to describe the quality of dentures by means of clinical criteria on the one hand and judgments of the patients on the other. 131 denture‐wearing individuals, with a mean age of 71, participated. A “denture quality” scale was constructed, consisting of five clinical parameters. The judgments of the respondents were recorded in terms of complaints and satisfaction with the dentures. The results show weak or non significant correlations between the denture quality and the subjective measures. After dichotomizing the denture quality score (treatment need vs no treatment need), however, the poorer dentures appeared to be related to more complaints. It was concluded that for planning purposes it seems valid to use clinical figures. On the individual level the prediction of the subjective appraisal of full dentures on the basis of a clinical appreciation appears not to be ade

ISSN:0301-5661    

DOI:10.1111/j.1600-0528.1986.tb01083.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1986

数据来源: WILEY

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AbstractA combination of qualitative and quantitative methods were developed to describe pain and pain coping perceptions of 25 Chinese, 25 Anglo‐Americans and 35 Scandinavians (54 patients and 21 dentists). Results revealed universal dimensions of pain such as time, intensity, location, quality, cause and curability. More culture‐specific dimensions included the Chinese conceptsuantong, a multivariate concept of bone, muscle, joint, tooth and gingival pain. “Real” and “imagined” pains were mostly described by Western subjects, especially dentists; “imagined pain” being the conversion of fear or anxiety into perceived pain. These data indicate that the methods were sensitive to culture as a variable and indicate that ethnicity may play a stronger role in the perceptions of pain description than does professional socialization, but that professional socialization processes may have more influence on the perception of pain coping modes for this sa

ISSN:0301-5661    

DOI:10.1111/j.1600-0528.1986.tb01084.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1986

数据来源: WILEY

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AbstractAs part of a validating process, tests and indices for dysfunction of the temporomandibular joints and masticatory muscles were compared and correlated in 211 persons with an almost complete or complete natural dentition. Helkimo's Clinical Dysfunction Index (GDI), the Mandibular Dysfunction Symptoms (MDS) scale from the “Erweiterter Giessener Beschwerdebogen”, the Modified Half‐Minute (MHM) test and the palpation test for the stomatognathic system (PALP‐test) were compared. The PALP‐test had the highest internal consistency (coefficient alpha = 0.92) and the highest intercorrelation with the GDI. Furthermore, it was found that the PALP‐test and the GDI probably yield the most realistic distribution of persons in the three classes no symptoms, mild to moderate and severe, and also show the highest percentage of absolute correspondence. The MDS‐scale and MHM‐test scores showed little dispersion and probably indicated too much or too little pathology. The correspondence between the last two measures is mainly due to an over representation of the middle scoring class (mild to moderate indication of dysfunction of the temporomandibular joints and masticatory muscles). In screening procedures this can easily result in an overrepresentation of people with sup

ISSN:0301-5661    

DOI:10.1111/j.1600-0528.1986.tb01085.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1986

数据来源: WILEY