Role of oral health-related behaviors in education inequalities in chronic periodontitis among Sri Lankan men.

Aims: The aims of the present study were to determine education inequalities in chronic periodontitis (CP) among Sri Lankan men and whether oral health behaviors explain education inequalities in CP.

Methods: Data from 720 males who participated in a study to determine the prevalence of CP in 30-60-year-olds in Colombo district, Sri Lanka, were used for the present study. An interviewer administered a questionnaire obtained information about sociodemographics and oral health behaviors.

Risk factors for chronic periodontitis in Sri Lankan adults: a population based case-control study.

Objective: To determine risk factors for chronic periodontitis in 30-60 year olds in Sri Lanka. Cases and controls for this population based unmatched case-control study were identified from a broader cross-sectional study which was conducted to determine the prevalence of chronic periodontitis in 30-60 year old adults in Colombo district Sri Lanka. The study included 694 cases and 706 controls.

Association between chronic periodontitis and oral health-related quality of life in Sri Lankan adults.

Objective: To determine the impact of chronic periodontitis on oral health-related quality of life in Sri Lankan adults.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 1,400 participants, 35-60 years of age, residing in the Colombo district of Sri Lanka. Data were collected using two interviewer-administered questionnaires and an oral examination.

Ethnic and socio-economic disparities in oral health outcomes and quality of life among Sri Lankan preschoolers: a cross-sectional study.

Introduction: The distribution and severity of dental caries among preschool children vary according to the socio-economic and ethnic differences within and between countries. Understanding socio-economic influences on child oral health could inform early interventions to reduce the oral health burden throughout the life-cycle. The aim of this study is to examine the socio-economic and ethnic influences on oral health among preschoolers in Kegalle, Sri Lanka.

Soft drink consumption in Sri Lankan adolescents.

Objective: To determine the factors associated with sugar-sweetened soft drink consumption in adolescents from Sri Lanka.

Design: A cross-sectional study where the data were collected by means of a self-administered questionnaire.

Setting: Government, private and international schools in the Colombo district of Sri Lanka.

Number of natural teeth and oral impacts: a study on sri lankan adults.

The aim of the study was to determine the association between the number of natural teeth and oral impacts in Sri Lankan adults. The sample consisted of 476, 40-59 and 452, ≥60 year olds. Oral impacts were assessed using a validated Sinhalese translation of the Oral Health Impact Profile-14 scale.

Tooth loss in Sri Lankan adults.

Aim: To determine the prevalence and correlates of tooth loss in Sri Lankan adults.

Design: A descriptive cross sectional study.

Setting: Colombo district of Sri Lanka.

Influence of oral health-related behaviours on income inequalities in oral health among adolescents.

Objectives: To determine income inequalities in both perceived oral health and oral health-related behaviours and the role oral health-related behaviours in explaining income inequalities in perceived oral health among Sri Lankan adolescents.

Methods: The sample included 1,218 fifteen-year-olds selected from 48 schools in the Colombo district using a stratified cluster sampling technique. Data were collected by means of questionnaires to both adolescents and their parents.

Prevalence and distribution of tooth wear among Sri Lankan adolescents.

Purpose: The aim of the present study was to assess the prevalence, distribution and sociodemographic factors associated with tooth wear among Sri Lankan adolescents.

Materials And Methods: A total of 1200 17-year-olds were selected from government, private and international schools in the Colombo district of Sri Lanka using a two-stage cluster sampling technique. The data were collected using a pretested, validated self-administered questionnaire and by conducting a clinical examination.

Periodontal status and associated factors in 15-year-old Sri Lankans.

Aim: The aim of the present study was to determine the periodontal status and associated factors in 15-year-old Sri Lankans.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional study where the data were collected by means of a self-administered questionnaire and a clinical examination. A total of 400 15 year olds were selected using a two-stage cluster sampling technique from schools in the Nattandiya education division of the Puttalam district of Sri Lanka.

Relationship between dietary patterns and dental caries in Sri Lankan adolescents.

Purpose: The aim of the present study was to assess the relationship between dental caries and dietary patterns in Sri Lankan adolescents.

Materials And Methods: The sample consisted of 1218, 15-year-olds who were selected from 48 schools in the Colombo district of Sri Lanka using a stratified cluster sampling technique. Data were collected by distributing questionnaires among both adolescents and their parents and by conducting an oral examination of all adolescents.

Conventional versus asset approaches: comparative appraisal of socioeconomic indicators for oral health research among adolescents in a developing country.

The aim of the study was to assess the value of different indicators of socioeconomic status for oral health research among Sri Lankan adolescents. Six indicators of socioeconomic status were assessed in terms of their relationship to 2 oral health outcomes. The sample consisted of 15-year-old students (n = 1218) selected from 48 schools in the Colombo district using a stratified cluster sampling technique.

Factors influencing perception of oral health among adolescents in Sri Lanka.

Aim: To determine factors associated with perceived oral health status among adolescents in Sri Lanka.

Design: A descriptive, cross-sectional study where the data were collected by means of an oral examination and questionnaires to both children and their parents.

Setting: Schools in the Colombo district, Sri Lanka.

Pattern of traumatic dental injuries in children attending the University Dental Hospital, Sri Lanka.

Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the pattern of traumatic dental injuries in children seeking care at the Division of Paediatric Dentistry, the Dental Hospital, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.

Material And Methods: The sample consisted of patients attending the Division Paediatric Dentistry, University Dental Hospital for traumatic dental injuries between February 2003 and May 2006. The data were collected by means of an interviewer administered questionnaire to parent/guardian and a clinical examination.

Perceived need for dental care among dentate older individuals in Sri Lanka.

The authors assessed the perceived need for dental care among 585 older individuals, of whom 235 received a clinical oral examination. Of the 235 participants, only 171 were dentate. The present analysis is limited to this group.

Source of drinking water and other risk factors for dental fluorosis in Sri Lanka.

This study was done to describe the association between source of drinking water and other potential risk factors with dental fluorosis. Prevalence of dental fluorosis among 518 14-year-old students in the south of Sri Lanka was 43.2%.

Self reported use of dental services among employed adults in Sri Lanka.

Aim: To determine the patterns and variables associated with self-reported use of dental services among employed adults in Sri Lanka.

Design: A cross sectional study using a self-administered questionnaire.

Setting: Five representative public sector institutions in the city of Kandy, Sri Lanka.