Self-perceived and clinically diagnosed dental and periodontal health status among young adults and their implications for epidemiological surveys

BMC Oral Health

Volumn 3, Issue , 2003, Pages 1-6

  Vered, Yuval ^a   Sgan Cohen, Harold D ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL HEALTH; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; PERIODONTIUM; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF EVALUATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 3042744911     PISSN: 14726831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6831-3-1     Document Type: Article

References (17)

1. Barmes DE: A global view of oral diseases: today and tomorrow Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 1999, 27:2-7.
2. Robinson PG, Nadanovsky P and Sheiham A: Can questionnaires replace clinical surveys to assess dental treatment needs of adults? J Public Health Dent 1998, 58:250-3.
3. Gilbert AD and Nuttall NM: Self-reporting of periodontal health status Brit Dent J 1999, 186:241-4.
4. Helöe LA: Comparison of dental health data obtained from questionnaires, interviews and clinical examination Scand J Dent Res 1972, 80:495-9.
5. Kononen M, Lipasti J and Murtomma H: Comparison of dental information obtained from self-examination and clinical examination Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 1986, 14:258-60.
6. Palmqvist S, Söderfeldt B and Arnbjerg D: Self-assessment of dental conditions: validity of a questionnaires Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 1991, 19:249-51.
7. Kallio P and Ainamo J: Self-assessment of gingival bleeding Int Dent J 1990, 40:231-6.
8. Trevonen T and Knuuttila M: Awareness of dental disorders and discrepancy between "objective" and "subjective" dental treatment needs Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 1988, 16:345-8.
9. Sgan-Cohen HD, Katz J, Horev T, Dinte A and Eldad A: Trends in caries and associated variables among young Israeli adults over 5 decades Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 2000, 28:234-40.
10. World Health Organization: Oral health surveys - basic methods Geneva: WHO 1987.
11. Joshipura KJ, Pitiphat W and Douglass CW: Validation of self-reported periodontal measures among health professionals Journal of Public Health Dentistry 2002, 62:115-121.
12. Pitiphat W, Garcia RI, Douglass CW and Joshipura KJ: Validation of self-reported oral health measures Journal of Public Health Dentistry 2002, 62:122-8.
13. World Health Organization: Oral health surveys - basic methods Geneva: WHO 1997.
14. Abramson JH and Abramson ZH: Survey methods in community medicine Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone 1999:103.
15. Shuval JT: Social dimensions of health: The Israeli experience Connecticut: Praeger Publishers 1992:101.
16. Schou L and Locker D: Principles of oral health promotion In: Community Oral Health Edited by: Pine MC. Oxford: Wright; 1997:177-186.
17. Daly B, Watt R, Batchelor P and Treasure E: Introduction to the principles of public health In: Essential dental public health Oxford University Press; 2002:1-17.