Halitosis And Its Associated Factors Among Kermanshah High School Students (2015)

Halitosis as a common dental problem results in psychological social problems and relates to many factors. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of halitosis and its associated factors among students aged from 14 to 18 years in Kermanshah in 2015. The study was conducted in high schoo...

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Published in:Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dentistry cosmetic and investigational dentistry, 2019-10, Vol.11, p.327-338
Main Authors: Ziaei, Narges, Hosseinpour, Sajjad, Nazari, Hesamedin, Rezaei, Mansour, Rezaei, Khansa
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Bad breath
Dental floss
Dentistry
Diabetes
Education
Epidemiology
Family medical history
Gastrointestinal diseases
Halitosis
High school students
Mouth
Oral hygiene
Organoleptic
Original Research
Patients
Periodontal diseases
Population
Regression analysis
Respiration
Secondary school students
Secondary schools
Self-perception
Social aspects
Students
Sulfur
Teeth
Toothbrushes
Ulcers
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Summary:Halitosis as a common dental problem results in psychological social problems and relates to many factors. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of halitosis and its associated factors among students aged from 14 to 18 years in Kermanshah in 2015. The study was conducted in high school students of Kermanshah city in 2015. The questionnaire including questions about bad breath and other associated factors (demographic information, background diseases, oral and dental problems, decay-missing-filled (DMF) index, etc.) was completed by students or determined by the examiner. Organoleptic evaluation was conducted. Prevalence of organoleptic and self-reported halitosis and related factors was reported. The relationship between malodor and variables was evaluated and the most important factor was determined by multiple logistic regression analysis. The diagnostic agreement between self-perception and organoleptic halitosis was assessed using Kappa coefficient as well. The prevalence of halitosis in the organoleptic evaluation was 29.75% and higher in boys (32.6% male vs. 25.2% female) and 27.47% in self-perception (32.9% male vs. 19% female). The diagnostic agreement between organoleptic and self-perception halitosis was moderate or poor. Among the studied factors, the most important factor related to the organoleptic evaluation of halitosis was DMF≥4 (P
ISSN:1179-1357
1179-1357
DOI:10.2147/CCIDE.S215869