Regarding dental and periodontal health status the following two questions were included for analysis in the present study: 1. "What is your opinion regarding the health status of your teeth?" 2. "What is your opinion regarding the health status of your gums?" Possible answers were "very good", "good", "not so good", and "bad".
In the present study, in which different questions ("What is your opinion regarding the health status of your teeth and gums"?) were asked, a large discrepancy was found between self assessment and professional assessment for both dental and periodontal status.
However, dissatisfaction with general dental appearance was significantly associated with female gender (OR = 2.70, 95% CI: 1.51-4.82), with unhappiness with tooth color (OR = 3.35, 95% CI: 2.01-5.92) and with regarding their teeth as protruding (OR = 3.42, 95% CI: 1.75-6.71).
In their care, dentists and hygienist already provide advice regarding flossing, teeth brushing and oral hygiene, so it is a natural setting for patients to receive advice about another health issue that influences oral hygiene and care.
While his observations regarding deciduous teeth seem not to have had great resonance since 1907 (or to have been thoroughly tested), delayed dental eruption in African insectivorans may be very significant.
First, baseline and endpoint status regarding numbers of teeth with direct and indirect restorations and absent teeth were compared.
Comments regarding teeth and longevity came from several Latino parents who saw a direct link between the number of teeth and the years of life.
Disagree Strongly Disagree Somewhat Agree somewhat Agree Strongly Total 6 h) If I don't help my child care for his/her teeth, his/her life will be: Shorter by many years Shorter by a few years About the same The comments regarding teeth and longevity came from several Latino parents who saw a direct link between the number of teeth and the years of life.
In the model utilized for this study, the simulations of headgear action generated the following tendencies: Regarding teeth movement 1.
Considering that feelings regarding teeth appearance and function are central for need assessment and thus for the planning and implementation of oral health care services in Tanzania, orthodontic treatment need was estimated using a modified integrated socio-dental approach [ 11].
In this paper, secular trends in oral health status regarding number of teeth over time are analysed.
