Thomas J Bollyky, Emma Castro, Aleksandr Y Aravkin, Kayleigh Bhangdia, Jeremy Dalos, Erin N Hulland, Samantha Kiernan, Amy Lastuka, Theresa A McHugh, Samuel M Ostroff, Peng Zheng, Hamza Tariq Chaudhry, Elle Ruggiero, Isabella Turilli, Christopher Adolph, Joanne O Amlag, Bree Bang-Jensen, Ryan M Barber, Austin Carter, Cassidy Chang, Rebecca M Cogen, James K Collins, Xiaochen Dai, William James Dangel, Carolyn Dapper, Amanda Deen, Alexandra Eastus, Megan Erickson, Tatiana Fedosseeva, Abraham D Flaxman, Nancy Fullman, John R Giles, Gaorui Guo, Simon I Hay, Jiawei He, Monika Helak, Bethany M Huntley, Vincent C Iannucci, Kasey E Kinzel, Kate E LeGrand, Beatrice Magistro, Ali H Mokdad, Hasan Nassereldine, Yaz Ozten, Maja Pasovic, David M Pigott, Robert C Reiner, Grace Reinke, Austin E Schumacher, Elizabeth Serieux, Emma E Spurlock, Christopher E Troeger, Anh Truc Vo, Theo Vos, Rebecca Walcott, Shafagh Yazdani, Christopher J L Murray, Joseph L Dieleman
Assessing COVID-19 pandemic policies and behaviours and their economic and educational trade-offs across US states from Jan 1, 2020, to July 31, 2022: an observational analysis
Lancet (London, England)
emphasizing significance optimal oral health enhancing overall wellbeing study aimed investigate oral health knowledge selfassessed oral health behaviors oral hygiene practices within croatian general population crosssectional observational study conducted online utilizing questionnaire collecting sociodemographic characteristics inquiring respondents oral health knowledge selfassessed oral health status oral hygiene habits use oral hygiene products collected data underwent descriptive regression analyses unveil patterns relationships within dataset respondents showed high level knowledge oral health median score 9 iqr 7001000 maximum possible score 10 significant factors higher knowledge engaged dental professions aboveaverage socioeconomic status use electric brush dental floss interdental brushes p 005 insufficient knowledge hand associated bleeding gums daily smoking p 005 although 694 respondents considered oral health good 325 reported tooth decay 382 reported tooth sensitivity majority 620 cited regular checkups reason last visit dentist 741 feeling anxiety discomfort visits daily toothbrush use widespread 978 341 191 respondents reported using floss andor interdental brushes daily remarkable 690 respondents indicated low oral health literacy low prioritization contribute suboptimal oral health respondents demonstrated commendable oral health knowledge prevalence reported issues suggests potential gap perception actual oral health status address targeted educational interventions focusing comprehensive oral hygiene practices debunking misconceptions prioritized croatia