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标题：Effect of westernization on oral health among college students of Udaipur City, India
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作者：Piyush Pujara ; Neeraj Sharma ; Rujul Jayeshkumar Parikh 等
期刊名称：Military Medical Research
印刷版ISSN：2054-9369
出版年度：2016
卷号：3
期号：1
页码：32
DOI：10.1186/s40779-016-0103-4
语种：English
出版社：BioMed Central
摘要：There is overwhelming evidence that periodontal disease and dental caries affect the majority of populations and that western culture and lifestyle may have a profound influence on oral health, especially in adults. The present study was performed to determine the effect of westernization on the oral health of college students of Udaipur City, Rajasthan. A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among students attending various professional and non-professional bachelor’s degree colleges of Udaipur City, Rajasthan, India, from March 2013 to May 2013. Eight hundred students were selected based on a two-stage random sampling procedure. Westernization was assessed by a self-administered structured questionnaire. Periodontal status, dental caries status and malocclusion were assessed according to World Health Organization (WHO) criteria (1997). Statistical analysis was performed using chi-square and Multivariate logistic regression. The confidence level and level of significance were set at 95 and 5 %, respectively. The present study suggested that adverse habits, listening to English music and preferring English food had a significant association with dental caries and periodontal diseases. Malocclusion also showed a significant relationship with consuming English food for snacks and desserts. Multivariate analysis revealed a significantly greater odds ratio (OR) for periodontal disease and dental caries among those who preferred English food for lunch. Based on the results of the present study, there is an association between westernization and oral health.
关键词：Westernization ; Periodontal disease ; Dental caries ; Food