el 63,7% de los sujetos (IC 95% 62,4-65,0) refirieron cepillarse los dientes más de una vez al día (82,6% de las mujeres y 50,9% de los hombres), mientras que el 60,6% (IC 95% 59,2-62,0) no usaban la seda dental y solo un 6,4% (IC 95% 5,7-7,1) lo hacían más de una vez al día. Los hábitos de higiene más deficitarios se asociaron con ser varón, ocupaciones manuales y menores estudios e ingresos (p<0,05). Los hábitos de higiene bucodental de la poblacióntrabajadora española presentan importantes áreas de mejora (AU)
Methods:
a cross sectional study of 5,176 workers, who underwent a routine work-related medical check-up from April 2008 to June 2011. Stratified random sampling. Participants fulfilled a questionnaire comprising demographic, occupational and oral hygienehabits items.
Results:
63.7% (CI 95% 62.4-65.0) of workers referred to brush their teeth more than once per day (82.6% of females and 50.9% of males), while 60.6% (CI 95% 59.2-62.0) of them referred not to floss at all, and only 6.4% (CI 95% 5.7-7.1) of workers used dental floss more than once per day. Poorer oral hygienehabits were associated with maleworkers, blue-collar occupations, lower income and lower education level (p<0.05). Our results suggest that oral hygienehabits in the Spanish working population show important areas for improvement (AU)