Oral Hygiene Status of Chewing Stick Users in a Rural Kenyan Community
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2016Author
Fukuda, Hideki
Toshiyuki, Saito
Kihara, Eunice
Ogada, Cyril
Wagaiyu, Evelyn G
Hayashi, Yoshihiko
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Objective: We evaluated oral hygiene status in chewing-stick users compared with tooth-brush users, using multiple logistic
regression analyses.
Methods: An oral health examination was conducted in November 2011 in Mbita district, Kenya. In total 124, 97 adults underwent an
oral health examination and participated in a questionnaire survey. Kenyan dentists examined dental caries and evaluated periodontal
status and the presence of dental plaque. Tooth-brushing tools that participants used on a daily basis were categorized as a “tooth
brush” or a “chewing stick.”
Results: The frequency of tooth brushing was significantly higher among the tooth brush users than the chewing stick users. The
adjusted odds ratio of those who had heavy dental plaque was 3.53 (95% CI: 1.1-10.89.9) in chewing stick users compared with
tooth brush users.
Conclusions: Chewing stick users had a poor oral hygiene status rather than tooth brushing users. To improve oral hygiene status in
chewing stick users, appropriate oral health education for rural Kenyan communities should be developed.
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https://www.longdom.org/open-access/oral-hygiene-status-of-chewing-stick-users-in-a-rural-kenyan-community-2247-2452-1000866.pdfhttp://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke/handle/11295/155288
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Fukuda H, Saito T, Kihara E, Ogada C, Wagaiyu EG, Hayashi Y. "Oral Hygiene Status of Chewing Stick Users in a Rural Kenyan Community." OHDM. 2016;15(2).Publisher
University of Nairobi
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