Oral Hygiene Practices and Knowledge among Adolescents Aged between 15 and 17 Years Old during Fixed Orthodontic Treatment: Multicentre Study Conducted in France

Camille Inquimbert, Celine Clement, Antoine Couatarmanach, Paul Tramini, Denis Bourgeois and Florence Carrouel
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Camille Inquimbert: Department of Public Health, Faculty of Dental Medicine, University of Montpellier, 34000 Montpellier, France
Celine Clement: Laboratory “Health Systemic Process”, UR4129, University Claude Bernard Lyon 1, University of Lyon, 69008 Lyon, France
Antoine Couatarmanach: Faculty of Dentistry, University of Rennes, UMR 6051, CHU Rennes, 35000 Rennes, France
Paul Tramini: Department of Public Health, Faculty of Dental Medicine, University of Montpellier, 34000 Montpellier, France
Denis Bourgeois: Laboratory “Health Systemic Process”, UR4129, University Claude Bernard Lyon 1, University of Lyon, 69008 Lyon, France
Florence Carrouel: Laboratory “Health Systemic Process”, UR4129, University Claude Bernard Lyon 1, University of Lyon, 69008 Lyon, France

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 4, 1-11

Abstract: The aims of this study were to assess oral health knowledge, attitudes, and practices among orthodontic patients between the ages of 15 and 17 years old compared to adolescents without orthodontic treatment. This cross-sectional study included 392 adolescents drawn from various French teaching hospitals. A closed-ended questionnaire was used to collect data. Adolescents undergoing orthodontic treatment had a higher knowledge of oral health than adolescents without orthodontic treatment. The majority of adolescents for both groups (69%) claimed to brush their teeth twice a day. Regarding complimentary dental material, 81.9% of adolescents without orthodontic treatment never used an interdental brush and 78.8% never used dental floss. For those undergoing orthodontic treatment, 48.5% never used an interdental brush. Only 4% of adolescents without and 3% of adolescents with orthodontic treatment never consumed fizzy drinks, 4.9% and 3% never consumed sweets, and 4% and 8.4% never ate fast-food. Adolescents without treatment consumed more sodas ( p = 0.048) and more fast food ( p = 0.029). Adolescents had insufficient knowledge of oral health. Health education programmes should be implemented to improve adolescents’ knowledge and individual oral prophylaxis with interdental brushes.

Keywords: oral health; adolescent; knowledge; practice; behaviour (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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