Living with Family Is Directly Associated with Regular Dental Checkup and Indirectly Associated with Gingival Status among Japanese University Students: A 3-Year Cohort Study

Momoko Nakahara, Daisuke Ekuni, Kota Kataoka, Aya Yokoi, Yoko Uchida-Fukuhara, Daiki Fukuhara, Terumasa Kobayashi, Naoki Toyama, Hikari Saho, Md Monirul Islam, Yoshiaki Iwasaki and Manabu Morita
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Momoko Nakahara: Department of Preventive Dentistry, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama 700-8558, Japan
Daisuke Ekuni: Department of Preventive Dentistry, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama 700-8558, Japan
Kota Kataoka: Department of Preventive Dentistry, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama 700-8558, Japan
Aya Yokoi: Department of Preventive Dentistry, Okayama University Hospital, Okayama 700-8558, Japan
Yoko Uchida-Fukuhara: Department of Preventive Dentistry, Okayama University Hospital, Okayama 700-8558, Japan
Daiki Fukuhara: Department of Preventive Dentistry, Okayama University Hospital, Okayama 700-8558, Japan
Terumasa Kobayashi: Department of Preventive Dentistry, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama 700-8558, Japan
Naoki Toyama: Department of Preventive Dentistry, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama 700-8558, Japan
Hikari Saho: Department of Preventive Dentistry, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama 700-8558, Japan
Md Monirul Islam: Department of Preventive Dentistry, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama 700-8558, Japan
Yoshiaki Iwasaki: Health Service Center, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
Manabu Morita: Department of Preventive Dentistry, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama 700-8558, Japan

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 1, 1-10

Abstract: Although some studies showed that lifestyle was associated with oral health behavior, few studies investigated the association between household type and oral health behavior. The aim of this prospective cohort study was to investigate the association between household type, oral health behavior, and periodontal status among Japanese university students. Data were obtained from 377 students who received oral examinations and self-questionnaires in 2016 and 2019. We assessed periodontal status using the percentage of bleeding on probing (%BOP), probing pocket depth, oral hygiene status, oral health behaviors, and related factors. We used structural equation modeling to determine the association between household type, oral health behaviors, gingivitis, and periodontitis. At follow-up, 252 students did not live with their families. The mean ± standard deviation of %BOP was 35.5 ± 24.7 at baseline and 32.1 ± 25.3 at follow-up. In the final model, students living with their families were significantly more likely to receive regular dental checkup than those living alone. Regular checkup affected the decrease in calculus. The decrease in calculus affected the decrease in %BOP over 3 years. Living with family was directly associated with regular dental checkups and indirectly contributed to gingival status among Japanese university students.

Keywords: lifestyle; dental health behavior; oral health; oral hygiene; gingivitis; behavioral sciences (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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