Volume 24, Issue 106, November - December, 2020

Awareness and prevalence of mouthwash use among the general public: A survey based study in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Saad Fahad S Ben Shabr^1♦, Moaath Saad M Alqudairy¹, Thamer Ali Mansour Alkhamis¹, Sultan Ibrahim H AlSalamah¹, Abdulrahman Sulaiman Alkathiri¹, Abdulaziz Abdullah A Almousa¹, Abeer A Al Nafea², Abdulrahaman Dahham Al Saffan³

¹General Dental Practitioner, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
²Dental Intern, College of Dentistry, Riyadh Elm University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
³Assistant Professor, Dental Public Health, Riyadh Elm University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

^♦Corresponding author
General Dental Practitioner, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Email: saad.alshabr@gmail.com

ABSTRACT

Introduction: Use of oral rinses or mouthwashes has been extensive since a very long time by the public. But the actual prevalence and knowledge regarding the usage is not much studied. Materials and methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted among the general public, more than 18 years of age in Riyadh using an online survey. The closed-ended questionnaire consisted of information regarding demographics as well as use and awareness pertaining to mouthwashes. Results: A total of 1259 study participants responded to the survey, out of those males were 29% and females 71%. As far as the age groups were concerned, 31% belonged to 18-30 years, 37% to 31-45 years, 30% to 46-60 years and only 3% to 60 or more years. Conclusion: The mouthwash related knowledge was found to be satisfactory among the study participants.

Keywords: Mouthwash, General Public, Oral Hygiene

Medical Science, 2020, 24(106), 4643-4649

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