Psychosocial, behavioural and oral health indicators--review of the literature.
The paper provides a literature review focused on the current methodological approach to psychosocial and behavioural factors (socioeconomic and demographic status, education level, health-related attitudes, risk behaviour, stress, oral health and quality of life) and oral-health indicators (DMFT--Decayed, Missing and Filled teeth; CPI--Community Periodontal Index, proportion of edentulous subjects, proportion of subjects in need for dental treatment and SiC Index--Significant Caries Index). The selected factors are recognized as additional factors associated with oral health and a detailed investigation thereof represents a novel approach to the prevention of dental caries and periodontal diseases. The paper also specifies the type of research that is needed in this branch of the preventive dentistry.
Lencová
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Institute of Dental Research, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, General Teaching Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic. lencova@vus.cz
Broukal
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Dusková
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D004245:DMF Index; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D009909:Oral Health; D009910:Oral Hygiene; D009911:Oral Hygiene Index; D010512:Periodontal Index; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors