Oral health behavior of drug addicts in withdrawal treatment

BMC Oral Health

Jorma I Virtanen²  Simin Z Mohebbi¹  Mohammad R Khami¹  Hajar Shekarchizadeh¹ 

[1] Department of Oral Public Health, Institute of Dentistry, University of Helsinki, P.O.Box 41, Helsinki FI-00014, Finland;Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki, P.O.Box 41, Helsinki, FI-00014, Finland

关键词: Oral health behavior;    Methadone maintenance;    Withdrawal treatment;    Substance abuse;    Addiction;   

Others  :  1126150
DOI  :  10.1186/1472-6831-13-11

 received in 2012-09-20, accepted in 2013-01-28,  发布年份 2013

【 摘 要 】

Background

Oral health behavior (OHB), one major factor contributing to proper oral health status, has been addressed insufficiently in addiction literature. The aim of our study was to investigate OHB and its determinants among drug addicts in withdrawal treatment.

Methods

Through a stratified cluster sampling method, we collected the data from 685 patients in withdrawal treatment in Tehran using self-administered questionnaires on OHB components and conducting interviews about patients’ characteristics and addiction history. The T-test, ANOVA, and a linear regression model served for statistical analysis.

Results

Of the patients, 48% reported brushing their teeth less than once a day, more than 90% used fluoride toothpaste almost or always, and 81% flossed their teeth rarely or never. Eating sugary products twice a day or more was reported by 57% of the patients and 85% of them were current smokers. Poor OHB was associated with male gender, lower education, being addicted mainly to crystalline heroin, starting drug abuse at a younger age, and having a longer history of addiction (p < .05).

Conclusion

Poor OHB was found among the participants in drug withdrawal treatment. Preventive strategies on oral health should be planned and be integrated into other health promotion programs for addicts along with their withdrawal treatment taking into account special groups at higher risk.

【 授权许可】

   
2013 Shekarchizadeh et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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