Chung-Ze Wu, Nain-Feng Chu, Li-Chien Chang, Chao-Wen Cheng, Yuh-Feng Lin, Dee Pei, Te-Chao Fang, Jin-Shuen Chen
The relationship of irisin with metabolic syndrome components and insulin secretion and resistance in schoolchildren
Medicine
evaluate association oral health literacy ohl oral health behavior oral health outcomes among dental patients hyderabad city crosssectional study among dental patients convenience sample 605 adults 18 years age visiting outpatient department public health dentistry government dental college hospital hyderabad recruited fiveitem scale developed ishikawa used measure communication critical ohl socioeconomic status assessed using modified kuppuswamys scale questions oral health behavior included frequency toothbrushing frequency dental visit reason visit dentition status periodontal status loss attachment recorded according world health organisation survey methods frequency distribution done association variables predictors oral health behavior oral health status ohl calculated using odds ratio mean age study population 315 112 years none individuals questions ohl questionnaire 50 response strongly agree agree oral health parameters decayed filled teeth emerged significant predictor model 1 adjusted sex age model 2 adjusted sex age social class likewise toothbrushing frequency significantly associated low ohl study shows high prevalence low ohl study population decayed teeth filled teeth oral health behavior like toothbrushing significant predictor low ohl