Impact of Three Different Education Methods on Oral Hygiene and Theoretical Knowledge of Schoolchildren
Pesqui. bras. odontopediatria clín. integr
;
18(1): 3897, 15/01/2018. ilus, graf
Article
in English
| LILACS, BBO
| ID: biblio-966737
ABSTRACT
Objective:
To evaluate the impact of three different education methods on the oral hygiene levels of school children using clinical and theoretical findings. Material andMethods:
144 children (72 males and 72 females), whose ages ranged between 8-13, were divided into 12 equal experimental groups according to their ages and gender. They were all considered to have poor hygiene. Only one out of the three different education methods (brochure, model or video) was applied to each group. The percentage change in PI, GI, BOP and theoretical test points from the baseline to the 6th months were evaluated. The data was statistically analysed by using Kolmogorov- Smirnov and One-way ANOVA tests.Results:
Reduction in PI, GI and BOP scores was significantly greater (p<0.05) in the video applied groups compared to the brochure groups in the age of 8-10 groups for both genders and in 11-13-year-old males. In 11- 13-year-old females, all methods showed similar results (p>0.05). There was no significant difference in test points in 8-10 and 11-13-year-old female groups (p>0.05), whereas a significant increase in test points was observed in the video and model applied groups compared to the brochure groups in 8-10 and 11-13-year-old male groups (p<0.05).Conclusion:
It may be more helpful and effective for children to get the oral hygiene education using the visual methods, especially for those under the age of ten.
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Index:
LILACS (Americas)
Main subject:
Oral Hygiene
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Child
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Dental Plaque Index
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Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
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Health Education, Dental
Type of study:
Evaluation studies
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Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Adolescent
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Pesqui. bras. odontopediatria clín. integr
Journal subject:
Dentistry
Year:
2018
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Turkey
Institution/Affiliation country:
Bülent Ecevit University/TR
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Ordu University/TR
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