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- Title
Current status and factors of periodontal disease among Japanese high school students: a cross-sectional study.
- Authors
Haresaku, Satoru; Chishaki, Akiko; Hatakeyama, Junko; Yoshinaga, Yasunori; Yoshizumi, Junko; Yamamoto, Mito; Matsuzaki, Etsuko; Hamanaka, Ippei; TsutsumI, Takashi; Taniguchi, Yusuke; Ohgi, Kimiko; Yoneda, Masahiro
- Abstract
Introduction: This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of periodontal disease and the factors of the disease among high school students. Method: The participants were all students aged 15–18 years (n = 1202) at a high school in Japan. The data on oral health perceptions and behaviours were collected by a questionnaire survey. The prevalence of periodontal disease among them was investigated with the partial community periodontal index (PCPI). A logistic regression analysis was used to identify the factors associated with the PCPI. Results: A total of 1069 students (88.9%) participated in this study. The prevalence of gingival bleeding, calculus, pocket depth of 4–5 mm, and pocket depth of 6 mm or more were 44.2%, 42.2%, 11.4%, and 1.6%, respectively. Approximately one-third of the students had a fear of dental treatment, and only 28.4% used dental floss. The results of logistic regression analysis, adjusted for sex and school year, showed that not visiting dentists regularly, not using dental floss, brushing teeth for less than 5 min, fear of dental treatment, and drinking sports drinks frequently were positively associated with periodontal conditions. Conclusion: This study identified a high prevalence of periodontal disease among Japanese high school students aged 15–18 years and its risk factors, such as poor oral health behaviours and fear of dental treatment.
- Subjects
JAPAN; HIGH school students; PERIODONTAL disease; DENTAL education; FEAR of dentists; GINGIVAL hemorrhage; PERIODONTAL pockets; DENTAL schools
- Publication
BDJ Open, 2023, Vol 9, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
2056-807X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/s41405-023-00149-5