Effectiveness of Oral Health Education Program using Home-using Portable Device for Children / 대한소아치과학회지
Journal of Korean Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
; (4): 301-309, 2019.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM (Western Pacific)
| ID: wpr-787378
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WPRO
ABSTRACT
This study was performed to determine the effectiveness of oral health education program with a home-using portable device according to the individual oral health status in children.58 children who were 6 – 12 years old were included in this study. All subjects were affiliated to moderate or high caries risk group based on caries risk test. They were divided into 2 groups (I) home-using portable device group (II) control group. Both groups were evaluated with simple plaque score (SPS) using camera type quantitative light-induced fluorescence device and educated with identical oral health education methods. Subjects in group I were demanded to use a home-using portable device. After 1 month, both groups were re-evaluated.Cariview score that can reflect the acidogenic potential of plaque bacteria was statistically reduced in both groups (p < 0.001). There was a statistically significant difference between two groups in the change of Cariview score (p = 0.022). In group I, the decrease was larger than that in group II. There was no statistically significant difference in the change of SPS (p = 0.937).Oral health education improved oral hygiene status in children. However, this study confirmed that it was much more effective to improve oral health status in children with a home-using portable device in their daily oral hygiene care.
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Database:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Oral Hygiene
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Bacteria
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Oral Health
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Education
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Fluorescence
Type of study:
Evaluation study
Aspects:
Patient-preference
Limits:
Child
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of Korean Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
Year:
2019
Document type:
Article