Analysis of Healthy Lifestyle Habits and Oral Health in a Patient Sample at the Dental Hospital of the University of Barcelona
The association between general health and oral health has been studied over recent years. In order to evaluate the lifestyle and the presence of healthy habits, a descriptive observational study was conducted from December 2018 to April 2019 with 230 patients, aged from 18 to 65 years old, that att...
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doaj-90b3ab9c82d14f84bdcad5c36c52c56f2021-07-23T13:44:04ZengMDPI AGInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health1661-78271660-46012021-07-01187488748810.3390/ijerph18147488Analysis of Healthy Lifestyle Habits and Oral Health in a Patient Sample at the Dental Hospital of the University of BarcelonaAina Torrejon-Moya0Beatriz Gonzalez-Navarro1Elisabet Roca-Millan2Albert Estrugo-Devesa3José López-López4Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (Dentistry), University of Barcelona, 08907 L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, SpainOral Health and Masticatory System Group (Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute), IDIBELL, Department of Odontostomatology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (Dentistry), University of Barcelona, 08907 Barcelona, SpainFaculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (Dentistry), University of Barcelona, 08907 L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, SpainOral Health and Masticatory System Group (Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute), IDIBELL, Department of Odontostomatology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (Dentistry), University of Barcelona, 08907 Barcelona, SpainOral Health and Masticatory System Group (Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute), IDIBELL, Department of Odontostomatology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (Dentistry), University of Barcelona, 08907 Barcelona, SpainThe association between general health and oral health has been studied over recent years. In order to evaluate the lifestyle and the presence of healthy habits, a descriptive observational study was conducted from December 2018 to April 2019 with 230 patients, aged from 18 to 65 years old, that attended the Dental Hospital of the University of Barcelona for the first time. A total of 230 participants were considered, 98 (43%) were men and 132 (57%) were women, with a mean age of 37 years old. Our hypothesis was that patients with healthy habits had a better oral status in comparison with patients with bad lifestyle habits. No statistically significant results were found regarding oral hygiene between gender, smokers and patients with systemic pathology. Regarding a healthy lifestyle (High adherence to dietary intake), no statistically significant results were found. No significant differences were found regarding physical activity between male and female patients. Our hypothesis wasn’t confirmed; therefore, we cannot conclude that patients with healthy habits have better oral status in comparison with patients with bad lifestyle habits. Consequently, more prospective longitudinal studies should be carried out.https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/14/7488oral healthlifestylehealthy habitsweightbody mass indexperiodontal disease |
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Aina Torrejon-Moya Beatriz Gonzalez-Navarro Elisabet Roca-Millan Albert Estrugo-Devesa José López-López Analysis of Healthy Lifestyle Habits and Oral Health in a Patient Sample at the Dental Hospital of the University of Barcelona International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health oral health lifestyle healthy habits weight body mass index periodontal disease |
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Analysis of Healthy Lifestyle Habits and Oral Health in a Patient Sample at the Dental Hospital of the University of Barcelona |
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Analysis of Healthy Lifestyle Habits and Oral Health in a Patient Sample at the Dental Hospital of the University of Barcelona |
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Analysis of Healthy Lifestyle Habits and Oral Health in a Patient Sample at the Dental Hospital of the University of Barcelona |
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Analysis of Healthy Lifestyle Habits and Oral Health in a Patient Sample at the Dental Hospital of the University of Barcelona |
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Analysis of Healthy Lifestyle Habits and Oral Health in a Patient Sample at the Dental Hospital of the University of Barcelona |
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analysis of healthy lifestyle habits and oral health in a patient sample at the dental hospital of the university of barcelona |
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The association between general health and oral health has been studied over recent years. In order to evaluate the lifestyle and the presence of healthy habits, a descriptive observational study was conducted from December 2018 to April 2019 with 230 patients, aged from 18 to 65 years old, that attended the Dental Hospital of the University of Barcelona for the first time. A total of 230 participants were considered, 98 (43%) were men and 132 (57%) were women, with a mean age of 37 years old. Our hypothesis was that patients with healthy habits had a better oral status in comparison with patients with bad lifestyle habits. No statistically significant results were found regarding oral hygiene between gender, smokers and patients with systemic pathology. Regarding a healthy lifestyle (High adherence to dietary intake), no statistically significant results were found. No significant differences were found regarding physical activity between male and female patients. Our hypothesis wasn’t confirmed; therefore, we cannot conclude that patients with healthy habits have better oral status in comparison with patients with bad lifestyle habits. Consequently, more prospective longitudinal studies should be carried out. |
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