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The relationship between tooth cleaning behaviour and flexibility of working time schedule
Author(s) -
Abegg Claides,
Marcenes Wagner,
Croucher Ray,
Sheiham Aubrey
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
journal of clinical periodontology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.456
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1600-051X
pISSN - 0303-6979
DOI - 10.1034/j.1600-051x.1999.260706.x
Subject(s) - logistic regression , schedule , oral hygiene , dentistry , flexibility (engineering) , tooth brushing , medicine , statistics , computer science , engineering , mathematics , brush , toothbrush , electrical engineering , operating system
. This study tested whether there is a relationship between levels of flexibility of working time schedule and the pattern (frequency of tooth cleaning), structure (range of items used in tooth cleaning), and performance (relative effectiveness of tooth cleaning measured by levels of dental plaque) of tooth cleaning. 471 Brazilian workers from both sexes aged 24 to 44 years were selected from factories, offices, banks, shops and hospitals. Behavioural, socio‐economic and clinical data were collected through structured interviews and clinical examination. Data analysis included frequency distribution and simple and multiple logistic regression. The response rate was 92.5%. Simple logistic regression showed there was a highly statistically significant relationship between flexibility of the working time schedule and tooth cleaning frequency, the range of oral hygiene aids used and the level of dental plaque. All 3 associations remained highly statistically significant after adjusting for age, sex, socio‐economic status and marital status. Socio‐economic status was statistically significantly associated with tooth cleaning frequency, the use of oral hygiene aids and the level of dental plaque. It was concluded that high flexibility of working time schedule is related to pattern, structure and performance of tooth cleaning.