Oral Health Knowledge and Behaviors among Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes
Early onset and more advanced periodontal disease has been reported for children with diabetes. We surveyed oral health knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors among adolescents with diabetes in order to inform potential intervention strategies. Study subjects were youth (ages 12–19 years) with type 1...
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| author | Valerie A. Orlando Lonnie R. Johnson Anne R. Wilson David M. Maahs R. Paul Wadwa Franziska K. Bishop Fran Dong Elaine H. Morrato |
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| description | Early onset and more advanced periodontal disease has been reported for children with diabetes. We surveyed oral health knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors among adolescents with diabetes in order to inform potential intervention strategies. Study subjects were youth (ages 12–19 years) with type 1 diabetes (N = 90) participating in a cohort study investigating determinants of periodontal disease at a regional pediatric diabetes specialty clinic. Over 90% of the youth had been instructed on how to brush and floss and had preventive dental care in the past year. However, 44% knew that periodontal disease is associated with diabetes and 32% knew that it can start in childhood with bleeding gums. Despite being at high risk for developing periodontal disease, the mean toothbrushing frequency was once per day and 42% did not floss. Significant opportunity exists for improving periodontal disease knowledge and adoption of preventive oral hygiene behaviors in adolescents with diabetes. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-295ed01d6faa44b5afc8dfd84f358be22025-02-03T01:11:32ZengWileyInternational Journal of Dentistry1687-87281687-87362010-01-01201010.1155/2010/942124942124Oral Health Knowledge and Behaviors among Adolescents with Type 1 DiabetesValerie A. Orlando0Lonnie R. Johnson1Anne R. Wilson2David M. Maahs3R. Paul Wadwa4Franziska K. Bishop5Fran Dong6Elaine H. Morrato7Department of Community and Behavioral Health, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO 80045, USADepartment of Surgical Dentistry, School of Dental Medicine, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO 80045, USADepartment of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dental Medicine, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO 80045, USABarbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO 80045, USABarbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO 80045, USABarbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO 80045, USAChildren's Outcomes Research Program, The Children's Hospital, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO 80045, USADepartment of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO 80045, USAEarly onset and more advanced periodontal disease has been reported for children with diabetes. We surveyed oral health knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors among adolescents with diabetes in order to inform potential intervention strategies. Study subjects were youth (ages 12–19 years) with type 1 diabetes (N = 90) participating in a cohort study investigating determinants of periodontal disease at a regional pediatric diabetes specialty clinic. Over 90% of the youth had been instructed on how to brush and floss and had preventive dental care in the past year. However, 44% knew that periodontal disease is associated with diabetes and 32% knew that it can start in childhood with bleeding gums. Despite being at high risk for developing periodontal disease, the mean toothbrushing frequency was once per day and 42% did not floss. Significant opportunity exists for improving periodontal disease knowledge and adoption of preventive oral hygiene behaviors in adolescents with diabetes.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/942124 |
| spellingShingle | Valerie A. Orlando Lonnie R. Johnson Anne R. Wilson David M. Maahs R. Paul Wadwa Franziska K. Bishop Fran Dong Elaine H. Morrato Oral Health Knowledge and Behaviors among Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes International Journal of Dentistry |
| title | Oral Health Knowledge and Behaviors among Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes |
| title_full | Oral Health Knowledge and Behaviors among Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes |
| title_fullStr | Oral Health Knowledge and Behaviors among Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Oral Health Knowledge and Behaviors among Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes |
| title_short | Oral Health Knowledge and Behaviors among Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes |
| title_sort | oral health knowledge and behaviors among adolescents with type 1 diabetes |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/942124 |
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