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AbstractThe dimensionality of health behavior is disputable. In the present study an effort was made to shed more light on this problem. Interview data were obtained from 3209 13‐19‐year‐old Finnish adolescents concerning the subjects' smoking habits, use of alcohol, physical activity, toothbrushing and dietary habits. A clear positive relationship was observed between tooth‐brushing and the use of sugar‐containing snacks. Use of alcohol seemed to have slight adverse effect on toothbrushing. Smoking was also weakly related with sporadic toothbrushing. Sports‐oriented girls seemed to be regular toothbrushers. It was concluded that the possible comprehensive nature of health behavior should be more

ISSN:0301-5661    

DOI:10.1111/j.1600-0528.1980.tb01316.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1980

数据来源: WILEY

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AbstractA 21‐month trial of the caries‐preventive effect of a 0.2% NaF mouthrinse included monitoring changes in the concentration of F in normal enamel. Subsamples of 25 children were randomly selected from groups receiving either normal dental treatment (Control group); additional fortnightly professional prophylaxes (Test group); or prophylaxes plus fortnightly 2‐min fluoride rinses (Test + F group). At the start of the trial the sound labial surface of tooth 24 (occasionally 23 or 22) was etched with 2 N HCL and the etchant analysed for F, Ca and phosphate. The contralateral tooth was sampled at the end of the trial. The caries increments (DFS) for the three groups over 21 months were Control, 2.88; Test, 2.51 and Test + F, 1.77, the last being significantly less than the others (P<0.05). The average sound enamel surface F concentrations were similar for the three groups at the start and the end of the trial. F parameter calculations showed that all differences were non‐significant. Thus this factor could not explain the reduced caries increment due to F mouthrinsing. F biopsies for the purpose of predicting likely‐clinical effectiveness of neutral 0.2% NaF mouthrinsing will find little application in public health

ISSN:0301-5661    

DOI:10.1111/j.1600-0528.1980.tb01317.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1980

数据来源: WILEY

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AbstractA longitudinal study on the effect of a preventive program based on bimonthly professional toothcleaning and hygiene instruction was carried out on 293 schoolchildren from the 1st, 4th and 7th grades. The prophylactic paste used contained 0.8%sodium monofluorophosphate. The control groups brushed with a 0.2% sodium fluoride solution four to five times during each school year. After 2 years the Visible Plaque Index and the Gingival Bleeding Index were significantly reduced for all grades in the test groups as compared to the controls. The percentage of children without new caries lesions increased significantly from an average of 50 % in the control to 71% in (he lest group. The mean caries increments during the 2 years, excluding occlusal surfaces, were 0.22, 0.28 and 1.20 in the three test groups. This represents an average caries reduction of 65%, compared to the control group. The increment reductions reached borderline significance, using the chi‐square tes

ISSN:0301-5661    

DOI:10.1111/j.1600-0528.1980.tb01318.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1980

数据来源: WILEY

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AbstractForeign citizens today constitute 5% of the Swedish population. While several epidemiological investigations have dealt with dental care habits in the Swedish population, very little is known about the dental care habits of immigrants. This constitutes a factor of uncertainty in the planning of dental care. A random sample of 170 Finnish immigrants, 20‐80 years old, in the community of Huddinge was selected. They were summoned to the Faculty Clinics for interview and clinical and radiographic examination. 143 persons appeared for examination. The interview showed that 46.6% of the subjects had never visited a dentist in Sweden though 80% of them intended to remain in Sweden. 19.8% still made more or less regular use of dental services in Finland. The low frequency of utilization of dental services is mainly due to the difficulty in obtaining dental care, lack of knowledge of Swedish, lack of interest and fear of pain. According to the present study Finns in Sweden utilize dental services to a smaller extent than Swedes. The decision of principle adopted by the Swedish parliament in 1968 that immigrants shall be able to live under the same conditions as the Swedes seems not to be fully achieved with regard to the dental care of Finnish immigrant

ISSN:0301-5661    

DOI:10.1111/j.1600-0528.1980.tb01319.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1980

数据来源: WILEY

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AbstractA tentative theory, based upon the results of a survey that was performed in an urbanized village in the Netherlands, and proposing that the (ir) regularity of dental attendance is predicted by 1) dental anxiety, 2) the family dental health pattern and 3) the preference for preservation of the teeth, has been explored with loglinear models (logit approach). It has been shown that dental anxiety in combination with preference for preservation of the teeth is significantly associated with the (ir)regularity, but the family dental health pattern has a modifying effect. The probabilities of being an irregular dental attender were estimated for the levels discernible in the two predictor variables and with the odds of irregular dental attendance corresponding 95% confidence intervals were approximated. The results were discussed and it seems warranted to conclude that (ir) regular dental attendance dependent on the levels of the variables, mentioned above, is predicted more or less accurately. A further exploration of the theory and the variables involved seems worthwhile.

ISSN:0301-5661    

DOI:10.1111/j.1600-0528.1980.tb01320.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1980

数据来源: WILEY

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AbstractA method measuring plaque by area has been developed which can be used to evaluate the antiplaque effect of agents such as dentifrices when used in combination with toothbrushing. The extent of disclosed plaque 24 hours after treatment on tooth surfaces previously cleaned of all observable plaque was drawn by the examiner onto accurate enlarged scale drawings of the outline of the labial surfaces of all incisors, canines, premolars and 1st molars. Areas were then measured by an electronically recording planimeter. Three separate blind crossover trials were performed using this plaque area measurement in which a minimum of 15 subjects brushed normally on one occasion only, with either a calcium carbonate dentifrice or water. Compared with when subjects brushed with water, a statistically significant reduction of 45%‐52% in plaque was observed in subjects 24 hours after brushing with the dentifrice in each of the three trials. In a study with 27 subjects, the periodontal condition of the papillae was found to be related to plaque present on labial surfaces on adjacent teeth as measured by this method. The teeth adjacent to papillae which bled on probing had 77% greater plaque area than teeth adjacent to papillae which did not bleed. Plaque area measured by this method on a continuous scale has a sensitivity advantage over the commonly used four‐point plaque indices, especially when comparing effective antiplaque treatments or combination of treatme

ISSN:0301-5661    

DOI:10.1111/j.1600-0528.1980.tb01321.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1980

数据来源: WILEY

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AbstractA method for determining the social acceptability for dental appearance across the full range of occlusal conditions found in a natural population was developed and tested. The strategy used in developing the Social Acceptability Scale of Occlusal Conditions (SASOC) was to present photographs of 100 dental study models to a large sample of high school students (n= 880) and their parents (n= 403) whose responses were measured by asemantic differential instrument. After refinement of the semantic differential instrument scale scores were derived for each study model by computing the mean individual scores. Ranks were assigned to the mean scores. The Pearsonian correlation obtained between parent and student subsamples was 0.95. The reliability and validity of SASOC were assessed. COCSTOC measures of specific occlusal traits for these 100 study models are available. The future task involves the development of a highly reliable regression equation for predicting social acceptability scores from a small number of objective physical measurements.

ISSN:0301-5661    

DOI:10.1111/j.1600-0528.1980.tb01322.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1980

数据来源: WILEY

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AbstractThe Myofascial Pain Dysfunction Syndrome (MPD) was investigated in 94 twin pairs (21 male pairs and 73 female pairs), who had not been selected with respect Lo MPD. The frequency of past and/or present symptoms was found to be 10% in males and 27 % in females. No differences between monozygous (identical) and dizygous (non‐identical) female twins was found in pair‐wise concordance rates, the concordance rate being higher than expected to occur by chance in both twin types. The findings are compatible with the view that environmental influences give rise to this specific stress‐reaction pa

ISSN:0301-5661    

DOI:10.1111/j.1600-0528.1980.tb01323.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1980

数据来源: WILEY