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- #166 Fatores associados ao recurso a cuidados médico-dentários numa população geriátricaPublication . Pereira, A. R.; Couto, P.; Veiga, N.
- Acção de sensibilização na Escola Secundária Alves Martins, ViseuPublication . Gonçalves, J. C.; Bogalheiro, M.; Melo, J.; Alves, M.; Figueiredo, A.; Veiga, N.
- Alterações da postura corporal e disfunção da articulação temporomandibularPublication . Filipe, M.; Lopes, P.; Louro, T.; Veiga, N.; Ribeiro, O.
- Avaliação da saúde oral numa população ruralPublication . Barata, C.; Veiga, N.; Figueiredo, A.; Santos, L.
- Ecologia microbiana do biofilme oral e pHPublication . Lopes, P.; Filipe, M.; Sequeira, S.; Veiga, N.; Correia, M. J.
- Oral health education: community and individual levels of interventionPublication . Veiga, N.; Pereira, C.; Amaral, O.; Ferreira, P.; Correia, I. J.Introduction: Oral health education is an important issue that should be discussed with children and adolescents, promoting the acquisition of correct oral health behaviors. The objective of this study was to characterize the oral health behaviors among a sample of Portuguese adolescents and introduce different strategies that enable the accomplishment of collective programs appropriate for the promotion of oral health at individual and community levels. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was designed with a sample of 447 adolescents aged 12 to 19 years old, attending a public school in Sátão, Portugal. An interview was made questioning about socio-demographic factors and oral health behaviors to each adolescent. Considering the obtained results, a revision of the literature was made in order to define oral health promotion strategies to be applied among children and adolescents to improve oral health behaviors in a specific Portuguese community. Results: The prevalence of toothbrushing (twice-a-day or more) was 90.6%. Five point eight percent of adolescents reported daily flossing. Sixty-seven percent had at least one dental appointment in the previous twelve months. Considering the results obtained, various oral health promotion strategies should be developed based on the following topics: oral health education for children and adolescents in schools and public institutions; oral health promotion for teachers and parents; technology application in oral health education; education and motivation for oral health behaviors given by health professionals. Conclusions: Community programs should be considered and developed in order to improve knowledge and behaviors related to adolescents’ oral health, giving special attention to the intervention of various health professionals, teachers and parents in the oral health education that should be transmitted to children and adolescents.
- Oral health literacy strategies focused on community-based learningPublication . Veiga, N.; Moura, A. C.; Correia, P.; Couto, P.; Pereira, R.; Lopes, P.; Correia, M. J.
- Oral health literacy strategies focused on community-based learningPublication . Veiga, N.; Mello-Moura, A. C.; Correia, P.; Couto, P.; Pereira, R.; Lopes, P.; Correia, M. J.
- Primary prevention of dental caries in the adult patient: a systematic reviewPublication . Veiga, N.; Figueiredo, R.; Correia, P.; Couto, P.; Lopes, P.; Correia, M. J.
- Respiratory function in healthy first-degree relatives of asthmatic adolescentsPublication . Pereira, C.; Veiga, N.; Barros, H.Asthma is a complex disease associated with biological and physiological phenotypes. The objective of this study was to compare the respiratory function in healthy first-degree relatives of asthmatic and non-asthmatic adolescents. We used a cross-sectional approach to assess 101 family cases (presence of one or more adolescents classified as asthmatic) and 275 stable families (families without adolescents classified as asthmatic). We obtained a final sample of 822 relatives. The respiratory function was evaluated by the forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV), and the forced vital capacity (FVC), using the Microlab 3300® Spirometer. A self-administered questionnaire was used to record upper and lower airway symptoms, allergic symptoms and medical history. To compare continuous variables, the Mann-Whitney and Kruskal-Wallis tests were applied when variables did not follow a Gaussian distribution and the variances were not homogeneous. A linear regression adjusted for age, gender and height was also applied to compare the lung function between asthmatic and non-asthmatic relatives. Parents of asthmatic adolescents had significantly lower values of the lung function than both parents together and mothers of non-asthmatics (84.6 vs. 97.6, p <0.01, for FEV and 84.3 vs. 97.9, p <0.01, for FVC, and 97.3 vs. 109.7, p <0.01, for FEV and 89.5 vs. 105.5, p <0.01, for FVC, respectively). Also, siblings of asthmatic adolescents had lower FEV (98.6 vs. 109.4, p <0.01) and FVC values (85.9 vs. 102.7, p <0.01). The healthy first-degree relatives of asthmatic adolescents have worse respiratory function than those of non-asthmatic adolescents. Asymptomatic relatives of asthmatics can have physiological characteristics that may reveal the phenotypic pattern of the disease.