Investigation and analysis of oral health status in university entrants
LI Chun-feng
WAN Xiao-man
YANG Xi-ao-ying
Abstract：Objective To provide the information supporting and basis for preventing oral disease of univer -sity entrants through the survey of oral health status in university entrants .Methods Nine hundred and sixty entrants were investigated by the questionnaire of oral health status in 2009 .The questionnaire referreed the scheme of nation-al oral epidemiological survey .Results The prevalence rates of dental caries , gingivitis, dental calculus, oral ulcer, tooth defect in entrants were 62.1%, 55.0%, 48.1%, 18.1% and 14.2% respectively .The caries incidence in girls(71.3%) was significantly higher than that of boys (56.2%)(P<0.01).The prevalence rates of gingivitis, dental calculus, oral ulcer and tooth defect in boys were significantly higher than those of girls (P<0.05).Sexuality, whether or not brushing in the morning and evening , whether brushing time <2 min, whether bedtime snacks , whether regular oral examination and urban or rural areas were the main influencing factors of university freshmen ′s o-ral health ( P<0.01 ) .Conclusion The oral health status of university entrants is not optimistic , we should carry out the oral health education , popularize the oral health knowledge and practice oral health behavior in university en -trants, to improve the students′oral health.
Keywords：University entrantsOral healthOral hygieneInvestigation
Publication Date：2014-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 325-327 )