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July 14, 2009European Journal Of Oral Sciences

The relationship among sense of coherence, socio‐economic status, and oral health‐related behaviours among Finnish dentate adults

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EBEduardo BernabéMKMika KivimäkiGTGeorgios Tsakos

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Cross-sectional study finds higher sense of coherence predicts healthier dental habits in adults, indicating psychological resilience independently benefits oral health.

Key Points

  • To examine the independent and interactive associations of sense of coherence and socioeconomic status with oral health-related behaviours in dentate adults.
  • Analyzed survey data from N=5,399 Finnish dentate adults assessing demographics, educational attainment, sense of coherence scores, and oral hygiene behaviours.
  • Extracted household income records directly from tax authorities.
  • Used logistic regression models to evaluate the adjusted associations and statistical interactions between socioeconomic indicators and sense of coherence scores.
  • Each unit increase in sense of coherence score was associated with a higher likelihood of regular dental check-ups (OR = 1.20, 95% CI: 1.11–1.28) and brushing teeth at least twice daily (OR = 1.22, 95% CI: 1.12–1.32).
  • Higher sense of coherence scores were associated with being 1.11 times less likely to smoke daily (95% CI: 1.03–1.20) and 1.21 times less likely to consume sugar-added products daily (95% CI: 1.12–1.32).
  • Sense of coherence showed robust independent associations across all four oral health behaviours, but demonstrated limited evidence of moderating the relationship between socioeconomic status and health behaviours.

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Bernabé et al. (2009) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8a47d62b29b1e07b92d707https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0722.2009.00655.x
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