The prevalence of self-reported halitosis and oral hygiene practices among Libyan students and office workers
- Resource Type
- article
- Authors
- Eldarrat, A; Alkhabuli, J; Malik, A
- Source
- Libyan Journal of Medicine, Vol 3, Iss 4, p AOP:080527 (2008)
- Subject
- self-reported halitosis
dental caries
oral hygiene practices
gum bleeding
Medicine
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1819-6357
Aims:The aims of this study were to assess the prevalence of self-reported halitosis, oral hygiene practices and related diseases among Libyan students and employees.Methods: Six hundred self-administered structured questionnaires were used to investigate self-perception of halitosis and oral hygiene practices among a group of Libyan volunteers. Chi square test was used to detect significant differences between frequencies and to test correlation between self-perception of halitosis and measures of oral hygiene. Results: Forty three percent of the subjects were males and 57% were females. Forty four percent of the males and 54% of the females revealed self-perception malodour. Malodour was reported with the highest frequency (68%) during wake up time. Malodour was perceived by 31.7% of the females and 23.4% of the males during the hand-on-mouth test (p=0.04). Significantly more females (89.9%) than males (75.7%) practiced brushing (p