ArticleOral health & preventive dentistry2020
School Achievement and Oral Health Behaviour Among Adolescents in Finland: A National Survey.
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- Psychological distress, oral health behaviour and related factors among adolescents: Finnish School Health Promotion Study.BMC oral health · 2021Article
- Poster Guided Reinforcement Learning technique on sugar intake and oral hygiene knowledge, attitude and practices among adolescents: A cluster randomized controlled trial.Journal of oral biology and craniofacial researchArticle
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purposeWe examined oral health behaviour and its association with school achievement among Finnish adolescents. MATERIALS AND
methodsThis study is part of the Finnish national School Health Promotion study (SHP). The study population comprised a representative sample of Finnish 15-year-olds (N = 45,877). A questionnaire inquired about the respondents' school achievements and health habits (toothbrushing, smoking), background factors (age, gender, school type, family structure), and their parents' background factors (education, smoking). Chi-square tests and logistic regression models were used in the statistical analyses.
resultsBetter school achievements were associated with better oral health behaviour: 73.1% of students with the highest mean grades (9-10) brushed their teeth twice daily, compared to 33.8% of those with the lowest mean grade (6.9 or less). The lowest mean grade was associated with brushing less than twice daily, especially among boys (odds ratios (OR) = 4.1; 95% CI 3.6-4.7) when compared to those with the highest mean grade, but also among girls (OR = 2.3; 95% CI 2.1-2.7). Smoking among boys was associated with poor oral hygiene (OR = 1.3; 95% CI 1.2-1.4).
conclusionSchool success is strongly associated with oral health behaviour among adolescents. Preventive treatment should be targeted especially at boys with poor school achievement and smoking behaviour.
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