@article{oai:dmu.repo.nii.ac.jp:00001168,
 author = {Saito, Nobue and Sairenchi, Toshimi and Muto, Takashi and Sayama, Shizue and Morikawa, Junko and Taneichi, Hiromi and Nishigori, Masako},
 issue = {1},
 journal = {Dokkyo journal of medical sciences},
 month = {Mar},
 note = {Background:The relationship between dental health behavior and incidence of dental caries among women nurses remains unclear.Methods:A cross-sectional questionnaire-based survey was conducted on 6 9 3 women nurses who worked at Dokkyo Medical University Hospital. The survey questionnaire consisted of demographic characteristics, dental health behavior, visits to dentists during working hours in the previous year, and further details about dental problems. The odds ratio( OR) with 95% confidence interval( CI) for experience with dental problems due to dental caries in the previous year was calculated using single logistic regression models.Results:Among 693 subjects, 178( 25.7%) had experienced dental problems due to dental caries in the previous year. Compared with subjects who never brushed their teeth after snacking between meals, the OR of experience with dental problems due to dental caries was significantly lower among subjects who always brushed their teeth after snacking between meals (OR:0.55, 95% CI:0.32-0.94). Compared with subjects who never had dental checkups, the OR of experience with dental problems due to dental caries was significantly lower among subjects who had dental checkups once a year (OR:0.46, 95% CI:0.26-0.81) and less than once a year( OR:0.57, 95% CI:0.39-0.83).Conclusions:Women nurses who always brushed their teeth after snacking between meals had less experience with dental problems due to dental caries than those who did not. Women nurses who had dental checkups were at lower risk of dental problems due to dental caries than those who did not., Original},
 pages = {21--26},
 title = {Association Between Dental Health Behavior and Incidence of Dental Caries in Women Nurses in Japan},
 volume = {41},
 year = {2014}
}