Evaluation of the Relationship between Oral Care Practices, Food Consumption and DMFT Index in Young Adults

Objective: Dental caries is an important public health problem that affects the majority of the world's population. In this study, it was aimed to evaluate the relationship between oral care practices, food consumption and DMFT index in young adults. Material and Methods: The general characteri...

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Published in:Balıkesir Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi 2023-04, Vol.12 (3), p.516
Main Authors: MENGİ ÇELİK, Özge, KARAÇİL ERMUMCU, Merve Şeyda, DURAN, Sedef, ŞAHİN, Erkan
Format: Article
Language:English
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Dental caries
Young adults
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Summary:Objective: Dental caries is an important public health problem that affects the majority of the world's population. In this study, it was aimed to evaluate the relationship between oral care practices, food consumption and DMFT index in young adults. Material and Methods: The general characteristics of individuals, oral care practices, anthropometric measurements and food consumption frequencies were questioned with the questionnaire form. The DMFT index was calculated by questioning the number of decayed, missing and filled teeth of the individuals. Results: The mean DMFT index of females was 2.5±1.6, and the mean of DMFT index of males was 2.0±1.6, and a significant difference was determined between the genders in terms of mean DMFT index (p
ISSN:2146-9601
2147-2238
DOI:10.53424/balikesirsbd.1205758