title: Association between self-reported and clinical oral health status in Belarusian adults.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aims of the present study were to determine characteristics of self-perception of oral health, and to investigate associations between self-reported status and clinical oral health status among Belarusian adults.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional study, including a questionnaire survey and oral health examination, was conducted among 281 dental patients.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of the participants, 74% were women; the mean ages of female and male participants were 35.9 ± 12.3 and 28.0 ± 10.3 years (P < 0.001), respectively. More than half of the participants (58%) described their oral health as negative. The number of decayed teeth (P < 0.001), missing teeth (P < 0.001), and teeth with bleeding on probing (P < 0.01) and deep periodontal pockets (P < 0.001) were significantly higher among participants who described their oral health as negative compared to their counterparts. Participants with better agreement between self-reported and clinical number of teeth had significantly lower numbers of decayed and missing teeth (P < 0.01). There was a significant relationship between participants' self-reported periodontal status and number of teeth with bleeding on probing and deep periodontal pockets (P < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Self-perceived oral health was significantly associated with clinical oral health status in this study. Self-reporting methods could be useful for population-based oral health surveys in Belarus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Health Promotion, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Anastasiya
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Blizniuk
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Health Promotion, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Masayuki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ueno
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Health Promotion, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zaitsu
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Health Promotion, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kawaguchi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004245:DMF Index; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009909:Oral Health; D010514:Periodontal Pocket / Q000453:epidemiology; D002094:Republic of Belarus / Q000453:epidemiology; D057566:Self Report
keywords: dentition; oral health; periodontal disease; population-based; self-report