[Dental hygiene in 10-to-18-year-old youths in Flanders. Results of a school survey].
This study is part of the cross-national Survey on Health and Lifestyles in School-aged children--a WHO collaborative study (HELENA). The aim of this report was to describe the oral health habits (oral hygiene, use of dental floss and fluoride, consumption of sugar snacks) in schoolchildren aged 10 to 18 in the Flemish-speaking community of Belgium. Toothbrushing was consistently less frequent among boys than among girls. There is a negative correlation between the frequency of toothbrushing and the consumption of soft drinks in both sexes, and between toothbrushing and sweets consumption in girls. The use of dental floss is still very rare. Efforts must be continued to reduce the consumption of sweets and soft drinks. No differences in oral health habits were noted among children from different school types. Parental profession did not influence oral health habits in this study.
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Dienst voor Hygiëne en Sociale Geneeskunde, Universiteit Gent.
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Peeters
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D000293:Adolescent; D001530:Belgium; D002648:Child; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003742:Dental Devices, Home Care; D003753:Dental Health Surveys; D004037:Diet, Cariogenic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009910:Oral Hygiene; D014099:Toothbrushing
L'hygiène dentaire chez les jeunes de 10 à 18 ans en Flandre. Résultats d'une enquête scolaire.