TY  - JOUR
TI  - Evaluation of the Relationship between Oral Care Practices, Food Consumption and DMFT Index in Young Adults
AB  - Objective: Dental caries is an important public health problem that affects the majority of the world's population. In this study, it was aimed to evaluate the relationship between oral care practices, food consumption and DMFT index in young adults. Material and Methods: The general characteristics of individuals, oral care practices, anthropometric measurements and food consumption frequencies were questioned with the questionnaire form. The DMFT index was calculated by questioning the number of decayed, missing and filled teeth of the individuals. Results: The mean DMFT index of females was 2.5±1.6, and the mean of DMFT index of males was 2.0±1.6, and a significant difference was determined between the genders in terms of mean DMFT index (p
AU  - Mengi Çelik, Özge
AU  - karacil ermumcu, merve seyda
AU  - Duran, Sedef
AU  - ŞAHİN, Erkan Melih
DO  - 10.53424/balikesirsbd.1205758
PY  - 2023
JO  - Balıkesir Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi   (BSBD)
VL  - 12
IS  - 3
SN  - 2146-9601
SP  - 516
EP  - 524
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/1200010
ER  -