西安市中学生口腔健康知识和行为调查

Oral Health Recognition and Practice Among Middle School Students in Xi'an

目的了解西安市中学生口腔健康和行为现状,为针对性进行口腔健康教育提供依据。方法采用分层整群抽样法,在西安市抽取2 000名初、高中学生,通过问卷方式调查口腔健康知识和行为。结果仅有26.7%的学生知道去除牙石办法是进行洁治术,有33.5%的学生知道刷牙出血是由牙龈炎造成的,有48.1%的学生认为睡前刷牙是最重要的,有17.0%的学生认为横刷法对牙齿的损害最大。有87.1%的学生每日刷牙1次以上,仅有13.7%的中学生使用含氟牙膏,仅有27.1%的学生使用保健的软毛牙刷,有20.4%的学生是一把牙刷用到刷毛严重倾斜时才更换。结论西安市中学生刷牙方法尚不完全正确,同时口腔保健知识知晓率较低,需要学校加强口腔保健知识的教育。

Objective To investigate the oral health behaviors and recognition of middle school students in Xi＇an,and to provide scientific basis for oral health education.Methods A questionnaire survey was conducted among 2 000 middle school students in Xi＇an.Results Only 26.7% of the students knew that the scaling was the appropriate way to remove dental calculus.About 33.5% of students understood that gingivitis was the cause of bleeding while brushing,48.1% considered it was significant to brush before sleeping,17.0% considered it was biggest damage of teeth if brushing sidelong.About 87.1% students brushed their teeth everyday,only 13.7% of them used fluoride tooth paste,only 27.1% selected soft brush,20.4% of the students reported that they didn＇ t changed their brush until the bristles inclined severely.Conclusion The oral health behavior and correct rate of oral health knowledge of students in Xi＇an are low.So propaganda on oral health in school should be enhanced in the future.