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Balgiu BA, Sfeatcu R, Mihai C, Ilici RR, Parlatescu I, Tribus L. Validity and Reliability of the Dental Neglect Scale among Romanian Adults. J Pers Med 2022; 12:jpm12071035. [PMID: 35887532 PMCID: PMC9323145 DOI: 10.3390/jpm12071035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2022] [Revised: 06/15/2022] [Accepted: 06/22/2022] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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The Dental Neglect Scale (DNS) is a well-known measure for assessing behaviours and attitudes related to oral health. However, the factor inconsistency revealed by the literature involves further investigations. The study focuses on the validation of the DNS in the case of a sample of the adult population from Romania. In this regard, data were collected online from 872 adults (616 females and 256 males). DNS reliability was examined from the perspective of internal consistency. Convergent validity was performed by associating DNS with different scales from the oral health field. In order to examine and confirm the factorial structure, the sample was broken down into two subsamples which made the subject of the exploratory factorial analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factorial analysis (CFA), respectively. DNS-RO is positively associated with the scale which measures the values related to oral health (OHVS) and negatively with those that assess the impact of the oral health on life quality (OHIP-14), the distrust of the benefits of oral health services (R-DBS), and reduced need for oral care (DIS). The Cronbach’s α = 0.70, McDonald’s ω = 0.70 and CR = 0.77 are acceptable. Both EFA and CFA (χ2/df = 1.13; CFI = 0.99; RMSEA = 0.017; SRMR = 0.059) support the unifactorial structure of the scale. The gender differences show that females evince greater care for oral health than male subjects. The study shows that the DNS-RO can be used to assess the behaviours and attitudes towards oral health in the case of the Romanian adult population in epidemiological studies and health promotion programs through health education.
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Affiliation(s)
- Beatrice Adriana Balgiu
- Department of Career and Educational Training, University Politehnica of Bucharest, 313 Splaiul Independenţei, 060042 Bucharest, Romania;
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- Department of Oral Health and Community Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 17–21 Calea Plevnei Street, 010221 Bucharest, Romania
- Correspondence: (R.S.); (R.R.I.)
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- Department of Preventive Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 17–21 Calea Plevnei Street, 010221 Bucharest, Romania;
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- Department of Prosthesis Technology and Dental Materials, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 17–21 Calea Plevnei Street, Sector 1, 010221 Bucharest, Romania
- Correspondence: (R.S.); (R.R.I.)
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- Department of Oral Pathology, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 17–21, Calea Plevnei Street, 020021 Bucharest, Romania;
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 17–21, Calea Plevnei Street, 020021 Bucharest, Romania;
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Swapna LA, Alanazi EZM, Aldoji AAA, Koppolu P, Alqerban A. Awareness of Dental Interns to Treat Pregnant Patients. Open Access Maced J Med Sci 2019; 7:3265-3269. [PMID: 31949528 PMCID: PMC6953919 DOI: 10.3889/oamjms.2019.678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2019] [Revised: 07/05/2019] [Accepted: 07/06/2019] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Pregnancy causes major changes in maternal physiology and metabolism, which may lead to increased susceptibility to oral infection. AIM Aim of this study is to assess the awareness of dental interns regarding the management of the dental needs of pregnant patients. METHODS A cross-sectional questionnaire survey was conducted among 188 interns of a private dental college in Saudi Arabia. The questionnaire comprised of 14 knowledge-based questions regarding their training, awareness and practice management of the pregnant patient in dental clinics. Four questions to record and evaluate their training, the number of pregnant patients treated by them and their confidence level in the dental management of the pregnant patient. Excel spreadsheet was used for mathematical calculations. RESULTS Almost 62% of our participants never treated a pregnant female during their training. About 65% of the interns knew using antibiotics, almost 55% have a clear idea of the safest NSAIDS, and 43% regarded local anaesthesia to be safe when used among pregnant females. Conversely, about 50% of the participants had no clear knowledge of the FDA category of drugs. Only 24% considered dental radiographs to be safe in pregnant patients. 57% thought to postpone the dental treatment in an acute active dental infection in expecting mothers. Results also showed a lack of confidence among interns to provide dental care to gestating female. CONCLUSION On analysing the results, we found that there is a need to improve the knowledge, awareness and confidence levels among the interns who are the future dentists treating these patients.
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- Lingam Amara Swapna
- Department of Surgical and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Dentistry, Dar Al Uloom University, Riyadh, KSA
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- Department of Preventive Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Dar Al Uloom University, Riyadh, KSA
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- Department of Preventive Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj, KSA
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Wagle M, D'Antonio F, Reierth E, Basnet P, Trovik TA, Orsini G, Manzoli L, Acharya G. Dental caries and preterm birth: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Open 2018; 8:e018556. [PMID: 29500202 PMCID: PMC5855295 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-018556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2017] [Revised: 11/24/2017] [Accepted: 01/12/2018] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES The primary objective of this systematic review was to evaluate the association between dental caries and preterm birth (PTB). The secondary objective was ascertaining the difference between women with dental caries who experienced PTB and those who did not with regard to decayed, missing and filled teeth (DMFT), and decayed, missing and filled surfaces (DMFS) indices. METHODS MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL and Cochrane databases were searched initially in November 2015 and repeated in December 2016. We included observational cohort and case-control studies. Only studies reporting the risk of PTB in women affected compared with those not affected by dental caries in pregnancy were included. Random-effect meta-analyses were used to compute the summary OR of PTB among women with caries versus women without caries, and the mean difference in either DMFT or DMFS indices between women experiencing PTB and those without PTB. RESULTS Nine observational studies (4826 pregnancies) were included. Women affected by dental caries during pregnancy did not show a significantly higher risk of PTB (OR: 1.16, 95% CI 0.90 to 1.49, P=0.25, I2=35%). Also, the women with PTB did not show significantly higher DMFT or DMFS indices (summary mean differences: 1.56, P=0.10; I2=92% and -0.15, P=0.9, I2=89%, respectively). CONCLUSION Dental caries does not appear to be a substantial risk factor for PTB. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER NCT01675180; Pre-results.
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- Madhu Wagle
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Women's Health and Perinatology Research Group, University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Women's Health and Perinatology Research Group, University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital of Northern Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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- Science and Health Library, University Library, University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Women's Health and Perinatology Research Group, University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital of Northern Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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- Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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- Department of Clinical Sciences and Stomatology, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Women's Health and Perinatology Research Group, University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
- Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
- Center for Fetal Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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Pandey V, Chandra S, Dilip Kumar HP, Gupta A, Bhandari PP, Rathod P. Impact of dental neglect score on oral health among patients receiving fixed orthodontic treatment: A cross-sectional study. J Int Soc Prev Community Dent 2016; 6:120-4. [PMID: 27114950 PMCID: PMC4820570 DOI: 10.4103/2231-0762.178752] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Objective: Maintenance of meticulous oral health practices is critical for patients who are under orthodontic treatment as failure to do so can result in deterioration of periodontal health. Thus, the present study was commenced to assess dental negligence and oral health status among patients undergoing orthodontic treatment using dental neglect scale (DNS) questionnaire. Materials and Methods: The present cross-sectional study was planned and carried out among the 40 patients undergoing fixed orthodontic treatment. The study comprised of two questionnaires, one was close-ended questionnaire which consisted of questions regarding patient practice in maintenance of oral health and other questionnaire comprised of DNS followed by examination of oral hygiene status using Oral Hygiene Index Simplified. Data so obtained were subjected to analysis using SPSS version 20 and Chi-square test was used to statistically analyze data with P < 0.05 regarded as a statistically significant value. Results: The present study revealed that 63% among the studied orthodontic patients brushed once daily, 26% brushed twice daily, and 11% brushed thrice. About one-fourth was using brush with soft bristles and only 9% among the respondents used interdental aids. Data revealed positive correlation between DNS and oral hygiene index-simplified score with P < 0.05. Conclusion: The present study found that less frequency of brushing, rinsing mouth, and eating sticky and hard food can be attributed to self-neglect of the orthodontic patients.
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- Vijayendra Pandey
- Department of Periodontology, Vananchal Dental College and Hospital, Garhwa, Jharkhand, India
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- Department of Orthodontics, Buddha Institute of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Patna, Bihar, India
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- Department of Orthodontics, Vananchal Dental College and Hospital, Garhwa, Jharkhand, India
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- Department of Orthodontics, Vyas Dental College and Hospital, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
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- Deprtment of Oral Surgery, PDM Dental College and Research Institute, Bahadurgarh, Haryana, India
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- Deprtment of Oral Surgery, PDM Dental College and Research Institute, Bahadurgarh, Haryana, India
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Sarkar P, Dasar P, Nagarajappa S, Mishra P, Kumar S, Balsaraf S, Lalani A, Chauhan A. Impact of Dental Neglect Scale on Oral Health Status Among Different Professionals in Indore City-A Cross- Sectional Study. J Clin Diagn Res 2015; 9:ZC67-70. [PMID: 26557621 DOI: 10.7860/jcdr/2015/14321.6674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2015] [Accepted: 08/16/2015] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Young educated Indian generation are very much health conscious. They take adequate nutritious balanced diet and practice physical exercise regularly to keep themselves active and healthy. Oral health is a part of general health care system. If oral health is neglected it may affect our general health and as a result it affects our quality of life too. AIM To assess dental negligence and oral health status by using Dental Neglect scale questionnaire among different professionals of Indore city. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study consisted of a convenient sample of 400 students of aged 18-25 years from 4 different professional colleges of Sri Aurobindo Group of Institutes of the same campus. A pretested validated questionnaire was used for assessing dental neglect and home dental care practices. Oral health examination was conducted to assess dental caries and oral hygiene status by using DMFT and OHIS respectively. Data was analysed using SPSS Software (version 20). RESULTS For OHI(S), majority of the respondents (57.7%) showed fair oral hygiene for DNS score <15, whereas majority of the professionals (63.7%), showed poor oral hygiene for DNS score >15. The Dental Neglect Scale (DNS) score was found statistically significant with OHIS and caries experience at 95% Confidence Interval. There was no statistically significant difference between DNS score and frequency of Decayed, Missing and Filled teeth DMFT. CONCLUSION The Dental Neglect Scale appears to be a sound method for objectifying dental neglect. It has many of the features of a satisfying health index. However, further validation with other age groups, cultures, place and a larger population is required in order to justify the utility of Dental Neglect Scale in different situations.
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- Pubali Sarkar
- Post Graduate Student, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Sri Aurobindo College of Dentistry , Indore (M.P), India
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- Professor and Head, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Sri Aurobindo College of Dentistry , Indore (M.P), India
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- Professor, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Sri Aurobindo College of Dentistry , Indore (M.P), India
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- Reader, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Sri Aurobindo College of Dentistry , Indore (M.P), India
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- Senior Lecturer, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Sri Aurobindo College of Dentistry , Indore (M.P), India
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- Senior Lecturer, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Sri Aurobindo College of Dentistry , Indore (M.P), India
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- Post Graduate Student, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Sri Aurobindo College of Dentistry , Indore (M.P), India
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- Post Graduate Student, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Sri Aurobindo College of Dentistry , Indore (M.P), India
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