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dc.contributor.authorVaktskjold, Arild
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-25T13:05:40Z
dc.date.available2020-03-25T13:05:40Z
dc.date.created2020-01-24T15:32:57Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.identifier.citationNorsk Epidemiologi. 2019, 28 (1-2), 97-103.en_US
dc.identifier.issn0803-2491
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11250/2648605
dc.description.abstractDental caries is the most prevalent disease in Norway and worldwide, and daily tooth brushing with fluoridated toothpaste is the main preventative measure when diets contain sugary foods. Tooth brushing is an important public health indicator, as the frequency of brushing also has been positively associated with good health in general. In Norway, brushing twice a day is the official recommendation. Our aim was to assess the frequency of tooth brushing among pupils in secondary school in two counties in western Norway, and to identify factors associated with brushing more than once a day. All 59 borough administrations in the two counties were invited to participate in the Ungdata survey in 2015-16; 26 agreed. In total 8,725 pupils filled in the electronic questionnaire (82%). Some 69% brushed their teeth more frequently than once a day, specifically 76% of whom were girls and 63% were boys (adjusted odds ratio=2.0). Of the boys, 6.5% did not brush daily. In 8-10th school grade 71% brushed more than once a day, compared to 65% in 11-13th grade. Out of 28 a priori selected factors, eight were independently associated with frequency of tooth brushing. Besides gender, the strongest associations observed were for frequency of brisk physical exercise, parents being informed about their adolescent’s whereabouts, and satisfaction with one’s own health.
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsNavngivelse 4.0 Internasjonal*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.no*
dc.titleFrequency of tooth brushing and associated factors among adolescents in western Norwayen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.description.versionpublishedVersion
dc.source.pagenumber97-103en_US
dc.source.volume28en_US
dc.source.journalNorsk Epidemiologien_US
dc.source.issue1-2en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.5324/nje.v28i1-2.3056
dc.identifier.cristin1781757
cristin.unitcode209,4,8,0
cristin.unitnameInstitutt for folkehelse- og idrettsvitenskap
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