title: [Awareness of oral health in 45 to 54-year old Berlin subjects and correlation with clinical periodontal findings].
abstract: 143 subjects 45-54 years old were interviewed by questionnaire about their oral hygiene behaviour, their knowledge about periodontal diseases and their opinion concerning prophylaxis and therapy of periodontitis. The CPITN and the loss of attachment was measured at each tooth by clinical examination. Then the clinical data were examined for possible correlation to socioeconomic factors, gender or behaviour and knowledge of the subjects. Women showed statistically significant better clinical data than men, but no correlation to CPITN classes was found in analyzing education, profession or income. Also clinical data could not be found influenced by the frequency of toothbrushing and frequency of seeing a dentist or by the patients knowledge. However, increasing knowledge about their disease significantly increased the subjects willingness to undergo a long-term treatment. The subjects examined were interested in oral health, but their clinical data indicated that motivation or knowledge was not converted sufficiently into practice.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hohlfeld
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Bernimoulin
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health; D001604:Berlin; D005260:Female; D006267:Health Education, Dental; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009042:Motivation; D009910:Oral Hygiene; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000628:therapy; D010512:Periodontal Index
vernacular_title: Mundgesundheitsbewusstsein und Korrelation zu Parodontalbefunden bei 45-54jahrigen Berliner Probanden.