Children's Toothbrushing Practices Recommended on the Internet by Pediatric Dentistry Associations.

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to describe online recommendations by North and South American National Associations of Pediatric Dentistry (NAPD), intended for laypersons, concerning children's toothbrushing practices. METHODS: In February 2015, the International Association of Pediatric Dentistry (IAPD) website and the Latin American Association of Pediatric Dentistry (ALOP) Facebook webpage were searched to identify which countries had NAPD. Attempts were made to obtain the electronic addresses of ALOP national member societies, and Google and Facebook were used to identify NAPD not found using the previous strategies. RESULTS: Of the 35 countries in North and South America, 19 had NAPD that were shown on the Internet, and 11 of them provided data for the study. All NAPD gave advice on fluoride concentrations in toothpaste and when to start toothbrushing; most made recommendations on the amount of toothpaste, toothbrushing frequency, and when to brush, and a few gave advice on toothbrushing supervision and rinsing after toothbrushing. There was no consensus on most of the recommendations that were evaluated. CONCLUSIONS: Only a few National Associations of Pediatric Dentistry from the Americas provide online information for parents and laypersons concerning children's toothbrushing practices. Of the information provided, some are either controversial, outdated or lack scientific evidence.

Inconsistencies in recommendations on oral hygiene practices for children by professional dental and paediatric organisations in ten countries.

BACKGROUND: Some of the basic dental health practices that are recommended to the public by professionals are not evidence based. Incorrect oral health messages may adversely affect children's oral health behaviours. AIM: To identify and list the recommendations concerning children's oral hygiene practices provided by dental and paediatric organisations, and to assess how these recommendations relate to the scientific evidence currently available. DESIGN: Cross-sectional. The authors contacted professional organisations in ten countries requesting items (brochures, leaflets or folders) containing messages on children's oral hygiene practices. They then listed these recommendations and assessed how they related to scientific evidence obtained from systematic reviews available at PubMed and the Cochrane Library. RESULTS: Fifty-two of 59 (88%) organisations responded to our request and 24 dental health education materials were submitted to the authors. They mentioned recommendations on oral hygiene practices for children, such as toothbrushing frequency, supervision and technique; when to start and how long toothbrushing should last; toothbrush design and replacement; flossing; gums/teeth wiping; tongue cleaning; type and amount of toothpaste and advice on toothpaste ingestion. The search at PubMed and the Cochrane Library resulted in 11 systematic reviews addressing these topics. CONCLUSIONS: Several oral hygiene messages delivered by professional organisations showed inconsistencies and lacked scientific support.

Survey of Brazilian governmental health agencies shows conflicting recommendations concerning oral hygiene practices for children.

The aims of this study were to detect whether recommendations concerning oral hygiene practices for children among Brazilian health agencies are consistent and to verify whether possible inconsistencies in these recommendations might be associated with an apparent gap in the scientific evidence. Fifty-four Brazilian health agencies were contacted by mail or electronic mail and were asked to send any material containing recommendations on oral hygiene practices aimed at children. A search was subsequently carried out on the Cochrane Oral Health Review Group and PubMed-Clinical Queries websites in order to assess the scientific evidence available on this subject. Forty (74%) agencies answered and 21 materials containing oral hygiene recommendations were obtained. Eleven pertinent systematic reviews were identified. This preliminary study detected some conflicting and not evidence-based oral hygiene messages, which emphasizes the need to carry out and disseminate systematic reviews on these controversial issues in order to bridge the gap between knowledge and practice.

Educative practices and attitudes within the pre-school environment: evaluating the education professionals.

School and family together play an important role in the individual development of children. Therefore, this study aimed at evaluating the practices and attitudes towards oral health care of 245 education professionals working in 24 public municipal pre-schools in Niterói, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The data were obtained from self-questionnaires consisting of both open and closed questions. The methodology was both quantitative and qualitative, and the quantitative analysis was based on frequency (%). Regarding oral health practices, it was observed that the majority of the education professionals emphasized toothbrushing as a vital method of oral hygiene. In addition, 70.7% of the education professionals performed other types of oral hygiene activities with the schoolchildren, and 17.1% did so with the children's families. All the participants of the study considered that education professionals have a key role in promoting healthy oral habits amongst the schoolchildren and they believe that involving the dentist in educative programs is important. It was therefore concluded that the education professionals surveyed have positive practices and attitudes regarding the children's care, and they recognize their role in fostering healthy habits and developing integrated pedagogic oral health programs.

Educative practices and attitudes within the pre-school environment: evaluating the education professionals

School and family together play an important role in the individual development of children. Therefore, this study aimed at evaluating the practices and attitudes towards oral health care of 245 education professionals working in 24 public municipal pre-schools in Niterói, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The data were obtained from self-questionnaires consisting of both open and closed questions. The methodology was both quantitative and qualitative, and the quantitative analysis was based on frequency ( percent). Regarding oral health practices, it was observed that the majority of the education professionals emphasized toothbrushing as a vital method of oral hygiene. In addition, 70.7 percent of the education professionals performed other types of oral hygiene activities with the schoolchildren, and 17.1 percent did so with the children's families. All the participants of the study considered that education professionals have a key role in promoting healthy oral habits amongst the schoolchildren and they believe that involving the dentist in educative programs is important. It was therefore concluded that the education professionals surveyed have positive practices and attitudes regarding the children's care, and they recognize their role in fostering healthy habits and developing integrated pedagogic oral health programs.

Patología oral del recién nacido / Oral pathology of newborn

En nuestro medio no existen planes de prevención en salud oral destinados a los bebés y tampoco el odontólogo controla al niño durante su primer año que es cuando se detectan las alteraciones fisiológicas o patológicas, y es cuando se puede encarar mejor los problemas sobre todo con un componente preventivo.

Avaliação de dezoito meses de um programa de saúde bucal em alunos de uma escola municipal do Rio de Janeiro / Eighteen period evaluation of an oral health program put in practice among students of a municipal school in Rio de Janeiro

O presente trabalho visa avaliar de forma crítica o programa de saúde bucal do escolar implantado pela UFRJ desde 1998 tendo como base a aplicação direta da técnica de tratamento restaurador atraumático (TRA) preconizada pela OMS. Além das restaurações, o programa engloba a educação para a saúde e o atendimento das necessidades acumuladas das crianças em clínica da UFRJ/IPPMG. Após dezoito meses de aplicação do programa, podemos observar que a maioria dos TRA está no lugar, apesar de terem sido feitos em segundos molares decíduos, sendo indicado o acompanhamento do programa para melhores resultados

Oral health profile of education and health professionals attending handicapped children.

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the knowledge and attitudes toward oral health of education and health professionals working in a children care program for handicapped children from 0 to 6 years of age, run by a public municipal institution in Rio de Janeiro. Using a printed questionnaire, 67 professionals (teachers, attendants and health professionals) were interviewed. The results were compared to the children's oral hygiene habits, by directly observing their daily nursery routine. Although 97.0% said that oral health could play a part in general health, only 37.3% of the professionals answered correctly on this matter. As for methods for preventing caries, although 92.5% said that they were aware of them, only 17.9% went to the dentist for preventive treatment. Although the majority (81.3%) indicated oral hygiene as a way of preventing caries, observation showed that this practice is not always put into effect in the program's day nursery. Regarding when to start toothbrushing in children, 75.0% of the teachers and 94.4% of the health professionals said that they were aware of the need to begin brushing before one year of age, although this reply was given by only 52.5% of the attendants (chi-square, p = 0.006). In view of these results, it was concluded that attitudes toward oral health were not always coherent with the knowledge that these professionals express.

[Motivation on plaque control and gingival bleeding in school children]. / Motivação no controle do biofilme dental e sangramento gengival em escolares.

The objective of the study is to evaluate the impact of two pedagogical motivational approaches for plaque and gingival bleeding control among 135 students of local public schools in Santa Tereza, Brazil, in 1999 The motivational program consisted of different educational strategies offered to two distinct groups: Group A, who attended only one explanatory session about oral hygiene, and Group B, who attended a total of four pedagogical sessions. In order to evaluate the methodology applied, the visible plaque index (according to Ainamo & Bay, 1975) and gingival bleeding index (according to L e and Silness, 1963) were calculated. A highly statistically significant reduction in the visible plaque index and gingival bleeding index was observed in both groups after the educational sessions (p<0.001). Moreover, a higher reduction in the gingival bleeding index and an even more accentuated decrease in the visible plaque index was found in group B when compared to group A (p<0.001). In conclusion, the motivational reinforcement in educational and preventive programs has a positive effect for the reduction and control of gingival bleeding and bacterial plaque.

Estudo longitudinal de pacientes portadores de próteses parciais removíveis (P.P.R.), em relaçäo às estruturas de suporte e suas próteses: avaliaçäo comparativa entre grupos com e sem acompanhamento profissional, variando-se o tempo de uso da prótese / Longitudinal study of patients with removable partial denture (R.P.D.), in relation to supporting structures and their denture: comparative evaluation between groups with and without professional follow-up, varying the time of use of the denture

Neste estudo longitudinal analisou-se um programa com bases educativa e preventiva desenvolvendo com adultos, após tratamento protético com Prótese Parcial Removível, na Clínica de Prótese do Curso de Graduaçäo da Faculdade de Odontologia de Bauru, da Universidade de Säo Paulo. Todos os pacientes receberam instruçöes em higiene oral e da prótese e um adequado tratamento prévio geral e protético. As próteses parciais removíveis foram cuidadosamente planejadas e desenhadas. Três grupos de pacientes foram avaliados: grupo I - chamados após 1 ano de uso da P.P.R.; Grupo II - chamados após 2 anos de uso da P.P.R.; Grupo III - chamados de 3 em 3 meses, logo após a entrega da P.P.R. Foi realizado um exame inicial nos pacientes para avaliar a capacidade tampäo e pH da saliva; presença de cárie, restauraçäo ou face hígida, higiene bucal (índice de placa); mobilidade dos dentes e inflamaçäo gengival (índice gengival)...

An assessment of the level of dental knowledge and practices among sixth graders of two urban primary schools in Jamaica and Aruba

A study was conducted to assess the level of dental knowledge, the source of dental information and practices among sixth graders in Aruba and compare it to their counterparts in Jamaica, in the months of March and April 1988. The study was aimed at obtaining baseline data on dental knowledge and practices of school children in Aruba, which will assist in the planning of a dental health education programme for all the primary schools in Aruba. Dental health education is provided on a regular basis by the dental nurses in Jamaica. In Aruba, dental health education is provided by the teachers in primary school but this information is sporadic and not standardized. There is no significant difference between the level of dental knowledge of the two samples. Although both samples had adequate knowledge of dental care, this certainly could be improved. The brushing technique most often used is the same for both samples. A higher percentage of the Jamaican students had visited a dentist or dental nurse during 1987 than the Aruban students but for both samples the figures were low (AU)

Dirección de odontología: informe general enero a noviembre de 1986

Programa odontológico: atención primaria en la salud maternoinfantil. Curso de capacitación para enfermeras y agentes sanitarios. Estadística

Dirección de odontología: informe general enero a noviembre de 1986

Programa odontológico: atención primaria en la salud maternoinfantil. Curso de capacitación para enfermeras y agentes sanitarios. Estadística