background: the purpose of this study was to describe the knowledge and attitude of pregnant women in qazvin province, central iran, relating to oral hygiene. methods: the study group comprised of 760 pregnant women living in qazvin, center of iran in 2004. the questions were formulated to evaluate information without the need for dental examination. the age groups between 17-41 years old were ...

Cancer survivors remain at life-long risk of developing oral complications. This study investigated the oral health status and behavior among cancer survivors in comparison to subjects without a history of cancer using a nationwide survey. Cancer survivors and control subjects were selected from the sixth Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2013-2015). Survivors reported ch...

fasting is a religious obligation, which can be challenging for individuals with oral conditions due to its stringent code of conduct. moreover, food abstinence during fasting can restrict oral feeding even further in patients whose nutrition has been already compromised. previous research has mainly concentrated on oral hygiene and gum health, disregarding orodental conditions and diseases. th...

introduction: linguistically adapted oral health literacy tools are helpful to assess oral health literacy among local population with clarity and understandability. the original oral health literacy adult questionnaire, oral health literacy adult questionnaire, was given in english (2013), consisting of 17 items under 4 domains. the present study rationalizes to culturally adapt and validate o...

AIM The aim of this study was to evaluate oral health status and oral health related quality of life (OHRQoL) in Iranian patients undergoing hemodialysis. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this cross-sectional study 145 (95 dentate and 50 edentulous) patients undergoing hemodialysis participated. Demographic information, laboratory findings and dental health status was recorded by a standard form. Ora...

OBJECTIVES To explore the level of oral health literacy among adults in Belarus, a former part of the Soviet Union, and to analyse the associations between oral health literacy, socio-demographics, health behaviour and oral health status. BASIC RESEARCH DESIGN A cross-sectional study. Participants: 281 adult (18-60 years old) dental patients. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE The participants completed ...

introduction: oral health is an important public health issue that influences general health and quality of life. mothers are key persons in families paying attention to whom not only guarantees their oral health, but also the oral health of the family members. therefore, this study aimed to determine the dental service demand status and its related factors among mothers in yazd city. materials...

Introduction: Linguistically adapted oral health literacy tools are helpfulto assess oral health literacy among local population with clarity andunderstandability. The original oral health literacy adult questionnaire,Oral Health Literacy Adult Questionnaire, was given in English (2013),consisting of 17 items under 4 domains. The present study rationalizes toculturally adapt and validate Oral H...