Open AccessGender differences in oral health status and behavior of Greek dental students: A meta-analysis of 1981, 2000, and 2010 data
Author(s) -
Eleni Mamai-Homata,
Haroula Koletsi-Kounari,
Vasileios Margaritis
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of international society of preventive and community dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.476
H-Index - 14
eISSN - 2250-1002
pISSN - 2231-0762
DOI - 10.4103/2231-0762.175411
Subject(s) - medicine , oral hygiene , oral health , odds ratio , confidence interval , dentistry , meta analysis , demography , pathology , sociology
The aim of this study was to investigate the oral health status and behavior of Greek dental students over time, and to meta-analyze these findings to test the widely documented hypothesis that women have better oral health behavior, oral hygiene, and periodontal status but higher dental caries rates than men.