Karakteristike oralne higijene kod ovisnika

master's thesis

• Title (english): Oral hygiene characteristics among drug users
• Author: Marija Klaić
• Mentor: Zoran Zoričić (mentor)
• Committee member: Zoran Zoričić (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Vlaho Brailo (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Goran Geber (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; School of Dental Medicine; (Chair of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2019-07-08, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: BIOMEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE; Dental Medicine

Abstract

Zloporaba droga danas je u cijelome svijetu vodeći javnozdravstveni problem. Kako na cjelokupni organizam čovjeka, konzumacija droga stvara specifičnu kliničku sliku i u usnoj šupljini ovisnika. Nerijetko susretani problemi jesu suhoća usta, rampantni karijes i bruksizam. Iako je među ovisnicima često uvriježeno mišljenje o kemijskom utjecaju droga na razaranje tvrdih zubnih tkiva, nedostatna oralna higijena značajniji je problem. Cilj ovog istraživanja bio je dobiti uvid u oralnohigijenske navike ovisnika o drogama te povezati ponašanje i navike s gubitkom zubi Ispitivanje je provedeno u obliku anketnog upitnika kreiranog za potrebe istraživanja, a pitanja se odnose na oralnohigijenske i prehrambene navike za vrijeme konzumacije droga. Ispitanici su bile osobe koje se nalaze na dobrovoljnom liječenju od ovisnosti o drogama. Prosječan broj godina sudionika iznosio je 38,25, a trajanje ovisnosti o drogama u 78 % slučajeva iznosilo je više od 10 godina. Među ispitanicima ovog istraživanja, 85 % četka zube najmanje jednom dnevno, no to u većini slučajeva traje manje od 2 minute. 59 % ispitanih nikada nije koristilo zubni konac, a prosjek je izgubljenih zubi 10,25 u skupini kojoj je srednja dob 38,25 godina, što je značajno više izgubljenih zubi nego u istoj dobnoj skupini neovisnika. U skupini ovisnika učestala je konzumacija zaslađenih napitaka, prehrambene su navike nepogodne, a oralna higijena nerijetko zapostavljena. Sinergija svih tih čimbenika dovodi do razaranja i preranog gubitka zubi.

Abstract (english)

Nowadays, drug abuse is a main worldwide social and medical problem. Drugs affect every body system, but are also characterized by specifical clinical features at the oral cavity. Frequent problems are xerostomia, rampant caries and bruxism. Common opinion among addicts about oral health is that its deterioration is connected with chemical effects of drugs on oral cavity and teeth. However, inadequate oral hygiene is a more considerable problem. The aim of this study was to get the insight into drug addicts' oral hygiene habits and to associate it with tooth loss. For the needs of this study, a questionnaire was designed. It consisted of 12 questions concerning meal patterns and oral hygiene behaviors, and was anonymously filled in. The participants of the research were the drug addicts who are voluntarily in psychiatric drug rehabilitation treatment.
An average participants' age was 38,25, while 78 % had used drugs for more than 10 years. Even though 85 % of the participants brush their teeth at least once a day, it mostly lasts less than 2 minutes. 59 % had never used dental floss, while an average number of lost teeth was 10,25, which is a significantly higher number than in the same non-addicts age group.
Drug addicts frequently drink sugary beverages and have a generally poor diet. All of this, combined with poor oral hygiene, leads to tooth damage and premature tooth loss.

• Keywords: ovisnici o drogama; oralna higijena; gubitak zubi
• Keywords (english): drug addicts; oral hygiene; tooth loss
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:127:825427
• Study programme: Title: Dental medicine; Study programme type: university; Study level: integrated undergraduate and graduate; Academic / professional title: doktor/doktorica dentalne medicine (doktor/doktorica dentalne medicine)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2019-10-17 12:45:21