All 9-10-year-old children in one Finnish county were screened with a standardized set of tasks f... more All 9-10-year-old children in one Finnish county were screened with a standardized set of tasks for their mental performance. 58 verified mentally retarded and 58 randomly selected healthy children were examined for dental and gingival status and level of oral hygiene. Comparisons were made between the retarded and the healthy, as well as between subgroups of the retarded. Similar DFS-values, higher DS-values and an inferior level of oral hygiene in terms of VPI were found in mentally retarded when compared with healthy children. No evident difference was found in gingival status (by GBI) between the retarded and the healthy. The mildly or moderately retarded found by the screening and not yet included in special welfare had the highest DFS-scores, the highest prevalence of untreated caries and the poorest gingival health among the retarded.
The aim of the present study was to evaluate the power of past caries experience in primary and p... more The aim of the present study was to evaluate the power of past caries experience in primary and permanent dentition in predicting caries prevalence at the age of 13 yr. Clinical and radiographical examination was performed in 512 13-yr-olds by a trained research team. The 6-12-yr dmfs and DMFS values were obtained from the Public Dental Care records. For evaluating the accuracy of predictions, the children were cross-classified according to each past caries score and the 13-yr score. The cutting points were selected to that the children in the upper quartile of caries experience formed the predicted and true high caries groups, leaving about 75% in the low caries groups. Pearson correlations were also calculated. Sensitivity and specificity of caries in primary teeth (6 yr) were 57% and 85%, respectively. For permanent dentition, sensitivity was the lowest (28%) at the age of 6, reached 68% at the age of 9 and remained at that level until age 12. Specificity decreased from 92% (6 yr) to 85% (9 yr) and then steadily increased to 93% (12 yr). Correlation increased with age from 0.37 to 0.82. When screening for high caries increment in young children, caries in primary dentition seems a better screening criterion than caries in permanent first molars. When the aim is to identify those subjects with high caries increment later on, screening at age 9 seems as accurate as that done later.
The aim of this study was to determine whether there are differences between oral health-related ... more The aim of this study was to determine whether there are differences between oral health-related knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and behaviors of children and their parents, and to identify the family-related factors associated with children's poor or good oral health-related behavior. The data were gathered by means of questionnaires from 11-12-year-old schoolchildren and their parents who replied without having knowledge of the answers of the others. Differences between subgroups of children were analyzed by cross-tabulation, and the factors related to children's good or poor oral health-related behavior by logistic regression analyses. Parents of children who reported good oral health-related behavior had better knowledge and more favorable behaviors than those of other parents. Predictors for a child's poor oral health-related behavior were the child's poor knowledge, male gender, the parent's frequent consumption of sweets, and the parent's infrequent use of xylitol gum. When a less strict threshold for the child's poor oral health-related behavior was used, more predictors entered the model: the parent's unfavorable use of fluoride toothpaste; among girls, the parent's lack of knowledge; and among children whose mother's occupation level was high, the parent's infrequent use of xylitol gum. The parents of children whose oral health behavior was favorable were more likely to have a high level occupation and favorable oral health-related behaviors. Oral health-related knowledge of children and their parents seems to be associated with children's oral health-related behavior. Parents' behaviors, but not attitudes, were associated with children's oral health behavior.
The aim of the present study was to identify the underlying patterns of oral cleaning habits and ... more The aim of the present study was to identify the underlying patterns of oral cleaning habits and the use of fluoride, and to investigate their variations by studying the socioeconomic characteristics among Finnish dentate adults aged 30 to 64 years. Participants of the nationwide Health 2000 survey who were dentate, aged 30 to 64 years, and underwent a health interview and a clinical oral examination, were included in the present study (n = 4419). In total, 79% of the women and 46% of the men reported to have brushed their teeth twice or more daily; 16% of the women and 14% of the men reported daily use of an electric toothbrush and 14% of the women and 5% of the men reported daily use of dental floss or an interdental brush. Factor analysis revealed five oral cleaning habit patterns, which were named modern, rational, before-breakfast, social and irrational. The modern cleaning pattern was associated with higher levels of education, and the rational cleaning with younger age, female gender and higher levels of education. The before-breakfast cleaning pattern was associated with male gender and lower levels of education, and the social cleaning with older age, female gender and higher levels of education. The irrational cleaning pattern was associated with older age. Adults have various oral cleaning habit patterns, each of which is associated with the subjects' socioeconomic characteristics.
Viime aikoina yleisen keskustelun aiheeksi ovat nousseet koululaisten napostelutuotteiden käytön ... more Viime aikoina yleisen keskustelun aiheeksi ovat nousseet koululaisten napostelutuotteiden käytön selvä lisääntyminen, ruoka-aikojen muuttuminen epäsäännöllisiksi sekä kunnollisten aterioiden korvautuminen välipaloilla. Kouluihin tulleet limsa-ja makeisautomaatit ovat myös herättäneet keskustelua. Ruoka-ja ravitsemustottumusten muutokset ovat yhteydessä suun terveyden lisäksi myös koululaisten lihavuuden yleistymiseen. Artikkelissa kuvataan koululaisten ruokatottumusten kartoituskyselyn tuloksia. Kyselyn tarkoituksena on tuottaa yksityiskohtaista tietoa etenkin koululaisten napostelukäyttäytymisestä niin koulussa kuin vapaa-ajallakin. S uomessa koululaisten suun ter-veys on keskimäärin erittäin hy-vä. Lasten ja nuorten suun ter-veyden pitkään jatkunut myönteinen kehitys pysähtyi kuitenkin 1990-luvul-la. Vuonna 2000 lasten ja nuorten py-syvien hampaiden terveydentila oli sa-malla tasolla kuin 10 vuotta aikaisem-min (l.) Terveelliset ruokatottumukset ovat tärkeä osa suun terveyden edis...
All 9-10-year-old children in one Finnish county were screened with a standardized set of tasks f... more All 9-10-year-old children in one Finnish county were screened with a standardized set of tasks for their mental performance. 58 verified mentally retarded and 58 randomly selected healthy children were examined for dental and gingival status and level of oral hygiene. Comparisons were made between the retarded and the healthy, as well as between subgroups of the retarded. Similar DFS-values, higher DS-values and an inferior level of oral hygiene in terms of VPI were found in mentally retarded when compared with healthy children. No evident difference was found in gingival status (by GBI) between the retarded and the healthy. The mildly or moderately retarded found by the screening and not yet included in special welfare had the highest DFS-scores, the highest prevalence of untreated caries and the poorest gingival health among the retarded.
The aim of the present study was to evaluate the power of past caries experience in primary and p... more The aim of the present study was to evaluate the power of past caries experience in primary and permanent dentition in predicting caries prevalence at the age of 13 yr. Clinical and radiographical examination was performed in 512 13-yr-olds by a trained research team. The 6-12-yr dmfs and DMFS values were obtained from the Public Dental Care records. For evaluating the accuracy of predictions, the children were cross-classified according to each past caries score and the 13-yr score. The cutting points were selected to that the children in the upper quartile of caries experience formed the predicted and true high caries groups, leaving about 75% in the low caries groups. Pearson correlations were also calculated. Sensitivity and specificity of caries in primary teeth (6 yr) were 57% and 85%, respectively. For permanent dentition, sensitivity was the lowest (28%) at the age of 6, reached 68% at the age of 9 and remained at that level until age 12. Specificity decreased from 92% (6 yr) to 85% (9 yr) and then steadily increased to 93% (12 yr). Correlation increased with age from 0.37 to 0.82. When screening for high caries increment in young children, caries in primary dentition seems a better screening criterion than caries in permanent first molars. When the aim is to identify those subjects with high caries increment later on, screening at age 9 seems as accurate as that done later.
The aim of this study was to determine whether there are differences between oral health-related ... more The aim of this study was to determine whether there are differences between oral health-related knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and behaviors of children and their parents, and to identify the family-related factors associated with children's poor or good oral health-related behavior. The data were gathered by means of questionnaires from 11-12-year-old schoolchildren and their parents who replied without having knowledge of the answers of the others. Differences between subgroups of children were analyzed by cross-tabulation, and the factors related to children's good or poor oral health-related behavior by logistic regression analyses. Parents of children who reported good oral health-related behavior had better knowledge and more favorable behaviors than those of other parents. Predictors for a child's poor oral health-related behavior were the child's poor knowledge, male gender, the parent's frequent consumption of sweets, and the parent's infrequent use of xylitol gum. When a less strict threshold for the child's poor oral health-related behavior was used, more predictors entered the model: the parent's unfavorable use of fluoride toothpaste; among girls, the parent's lack of knowledge; and among children whose mother's occupation level was high, the parent's infrequent use of xylitol gum. The parents of children whose oral health behavior was favorable were more likely to have a high level occupation and favorable oral health-related behaviors. Oral health-related knowledge of children and their parents seems to be associated with children's oral health-related behavior. Parents' behaviors, but not attitudes, were associated with children's oral health behavior.
The aim of the present study was to identify the underlying patterns of oral cleaning habits and ... more The aim of the present study was to identify the underlying patterns of oral cleaning habits and the use of fluoride, and to investigate their variations by studying the socioeconomic characteristics among Finnish dentate adults aged 30 to 64 years. Participants of the nationwide Health 2000 survey who were dentate, aged 30 to 64 years, and underwent a health interview and a clinical oral examination, were included in the present study (n = 4419). In total, 79% of the women and 46% of the men reported to have brushed their teeth twice or more daily; 16% of the women and 14% of the men reported daily use of an electric toothbrush and 14% of the women and 5% of the men reported daily use of dental floss or an interdental brush. Factor analysis revealed five oral cleaning habit patterns, which were named modern, rational, before-breakfast, social and irrational. The modern cleaning pattern was associated with higher levels of education, and the rational cleaning with younger age, female gender and higher levels of education. The before-breakfast cleaning pattern was associated with male gender and lower levels of education, and the social cleaning with older age, female gender and higher levels of education. The irrational cleaning pattern was associated with older age. Adults have various oral cleaning habit patterns, each of which is associated with the subjects' socioeconomic characteristics.
Viime aikoina yleisen keskustelun aiheeksi ovat nousseet koululaisten napostelutuotteiden käytön ... more Viime aikoina yleisen keskustelun aiheeksi ovat nousseet koululaisten napostelutuotteiden käytön selvä lisääntyminen, ruoka-aikojen muuttuminen epäsäännöllisiksi sekä kunnollisten aterioiden korvautuminen välipaloilla. Kouluihin tulleet limsa-ja makeisautomaatit ovat myös herättäneet keskustelua. Ruoka-ja ravitsemustottumusten muutokset ovat yhteydessä suun terveyden lisäksi myös koululaisten lihavuuden yleistymiseen. Artikkelissa kuvataan koululaisten ruokatottumusten kartoituskyselyn tuloksia. Kyselyn tarkoituksena on tuottaa yksityiskohtaista tietoa etenkin koululaisten napostelukäyttäytymisestä niin koulussa kuin vapaa-ajallakin. S uomessa koululaisten suun ter-veys on keskimäärin erittäin hy-vä. Lasten ja nuorten suun ter-veyden pitkään jatkunut myönteinen kehitys pysähtyi kuitenkin 1990-luvul-la. Vuonna 2000 lasten ja nuorten py-syvien hampaiden terveydentila oli sa-malla tasolla kuin 10 vuotta aikaisem-min (l.) Terveelliset ruokatottumukset ovat tärkeä osa suun terveyden edis...
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