Table 1 Distribution of nursing staff’s responses regarding their general medical history and dental medical history
Gender | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Women | Age in years | Men | Age in years | Total | |||
n (%) | mean SD | min–max | n (%) | mean SD | min–max | n (%) | |
Total | 87 (51.8%) | 23.6 ± 7.9 | 18–58 | 81 (48.2%) | 26.6 ± 3.2 | 18–38 | 168 (100%) |
General medical history | |||||||
General diseases | 5 (3.0%) | 33.6 ± 18.5 | 19–58 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 | 0 | 5 (3.0%) |
Impairment of wound healing | 2 (1.2%) | 22.0 ± 1.4 | 21–23 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 | 0 | 2 (1.2%) |
Infectious diseases | 0 (0.0%) | – | – | 0 (0.0%) | – | – | 0 (0.0%) |
Regular medication usage | 7 (4.2%) | 29.6 ± 16.6 | 19–58 | 2 (1.2%) | 23.5 ± 2.1 | 22–25 | 9 (5.4%) |
Oral homecare | |||||||
Daily tooth brushing | |||||||
1 | 21 (12.5%) | 22.3 ± 4.1 | 18–34 | 25 (14.8%) | 22.4 ± 2.6 | 18–27 | 46 (27.3%) |
2 | 53 (31.5%) | 23.8 ± 9.0 | 18–57 | 42 (25.0%) | 22.4 ± 3.3 | 18–38 | 95 (56.5%) |
≥ 3 | 13 (7.7%) | 24.5 ± 8.2 | 18–49 | 14 (8.4%) | 23.8 ± 3.8 | 20–32 | 27 (16.1%) |
Private toothbrush | 87 (51.8%) | 23.6 ± 7.9 | 18–58 | 80 (47.6%) | 22.6 ± 3.2 | 18–38 | 167 (99.4%) |
Use of toothpaste | 79 (47.0%) | 23.8 ± 8.3 | 18–58 | 74 (44.0%) | 22.5 ± 3.2 | 18–38 | 153 (91.0%) |
Dental floss | 2 (1.2%) | 21 ± 0.0 | 21–21 | 4 (2.4%) | 22.0 ± 0.8 | 21–23 | 6 (3.6%) |
Toothpicks | 1 (0.6%) | 23 ± 0.0 | 23 | 5 (3.0%) | 22.0 ± 1.7 | 21–25 | 6 (3.6%) |
Toothache during daily tooth brushing | 16 (9.5%) | 26.7 ± 10.2 | 18–57 | 11 (6.6%) | 21.1 ± 1.4 | 18–23 | 27 (16.1%) |
Gingival bleeding while brushing | 21 (12.5%) | 23.5 ± 8.8 | 18–58 | 27 (16.1%) | 22.7 ± 2.7 | 18–30 | 48 (28.6%) |
Acute toothache | 15 (8.9%) | 25.7 ± 9.5 | 19–57 | 11 (6.6%) | 22.2 ± 3.4 | 18–30 | 26 (15.5%) |
Dental treatment | |||||||
Dental treatment within the two years | 29 (17.3%) | 24.5 ± 9.2 | 18–57 | 20 (11.9%) | 23.5 ± 3.6 | 18–32 | 49 (29.2%) |
Kind of treatment | |||||||
Fillings | 4 (2.4%) | 22.3 ± 2.2 | 20–25 | 1 (0.6%) | 31.0 ± 0.0 | 31 | 5 (3.0%) |
Extraction | 23 (13.7%) | 25.0 ± 9.9 | 18–57 | 14 (8.3%) | 23.8 ± 3.9 | 18–32 | 37 (22.0%) |
Dental check up | 11 (6.6%) | 25.9 ± 11.3 | 18–57 | 6 (3.6%) | 23.3 ± 2.7 | 19–27 | 17 (10.2%) |