نبذة مختصرة : The aging population resulting from the demographic transition process, reflected in the epidemiological profile of the population and analogously in the oral health profile. In Brazil, the change in the prevalence of caries and periodontal disease raises investigations that enable an analysis of the etiological factors related to these diseases in the light of population dynamics. Whereas oral problems are strongly associated with the build up of plaque, it is recognized that the health of the mouth proceeds based on caring behaviors that have different adhesion between individuals. Hence the importance of knowing the health-related habits of mouth among different age groups, based on their demographic characteristics (such as sex, race / color) and socioeconomic. In this perspective, the main objective of this study was to analyze the healthy habits related to mouth, among the Brazilian population over 18 years old. It was used as an informational base the oral health module data from the National Health Survey in 2013 in the construction of a measure to measure the 'Healthy Habits related to mouth' (HSBo). This measure, obtained by the method of Item Response Theory (IRT), was analyzed according to age and sex of respondents. In general, it is in terms of percentage (44%) than most Brazilian have healthy habits in relation to the mouth, being well established use of toothbrush, toothpaste. The flossing should be further consolidated and published by Brazilians. The results also show women as more adept to healthy oral impact, maintaining Healthy Habits related to mouth with a prevalence ratio of 1.04 higher than men. The loss of adherence to oral care, specifically oral care in older age groups was also verified. The application of Poisson regression revealed that young adults (18-29 years) and adults (30-59 years), maintain healthy habits related to mouth in a prevalence ratio (PR) 1.10 and 1.09 times higher than adults over 60 years, respectively. The complete higher education level, race / self-declared ...
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