title: [Consumption of toothpaste and associated factors in a Brazilian population group].
abstract: This cross-sectional study evaluated the consumption of fluoridated dentifrice and associated factors in Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil. A total of 688 households were selected. A structured questionnaire was answered by the mother to obtain demographics, habits, and toothpaste consumption. Household toothpaste consumption was considered low when a tube lasted > 1 month and high when < 1 month. Logistic regression models were applied to evaluate the association between consumption and independent variables. 61.2% of households showed high toothpaste consumption. In the multivariate model, mother's age > 50 years (OR = 1.62; 95%CI: 1.02-2.61), mother's brushing frequency (OR = 2.53; 95%CI: 1.53-4.16), number of people brushing (OR = 5.69; 95%CI: 3.68-8.81), and cosmetic features in choice of the dentifrice (OR = 1.64; 95%CI: 1.03-2.61) showed the highest odds of high toothpaste consumption.
authors.affiliation: Universidade de Passo Fundo, Passo Fundo, Brasil. paulocolussi@upf.br
authors.forename: Paulo Roberto Grafitti
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Colussi
authors.forename: Alex Nogueira
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Haas
authors.forename: Rui Vicente
authors.initials: RV
authors.lastname: Oppermann
authors.forename: Cassiano Kuchenbecker
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Rösing
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005459:Fluorides / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009035:Mothers / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009909:Oral Health; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014099:Toothbrushing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014100:Toothpastes / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D014505:Urban Population
chemical_list: D014100:Toothpastes; D005459:Fluorides