Influence of lifestyle on oral health behavior among rural residents of Udaipur district, India

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Objectives: To determine the relation of life style with dental health behavior such as tooth brushing frequency,use of extra cleansing devices and regular visits to dentist among rural residents of Udaipur district, India.Study design: The study population comprised of 1001 rural population between the ages 18 to 69 years selectedby multi stage stratified cluster sampling procedure. Personal interviews were conducted by three trained interviewerswho collected information on socio-demographic and lifestyle factors in addition to some aspects of dentalhealth behavior including tooth brushing frequency, use of extra cleaning devices like dental floss and regularvisits to dentist.Results: Majority of the population (63.3%) brushed their teeth once a day and only a few subjects (19.8%) brushedtwice a day whereas 8.6 % never brushed their teeth. Logistic regression analysis revealed that females were moreapt in every aspect of dental health behavior. House wives were more regular in brushing their teeth (OR=1.51)and using extra cleansing devices as compared to other occupation groups. Subjects who suffered from systemicdisease showed negative association with use of extra cleansing devices but showed positive association withregular visits to dentist.Conclusions: The results indicate that dental health behavior is related with life style factors as well as sociodemographicvariables (AU)

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