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KMID : 0355419890130010133
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Journal of Korean Academy of Oral Health
1989 Volume.13 No. 1 p.133 ~ p.141
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A STUDY OF THE EFFECT OF TOOTHBRUSHING INSTRUCTION IN THE MENTALLY RETARDED
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Abstract
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A great majority of the handicapped have been dentally neglected for a variety of reasons. The mentally retarded population´s need for dental care is reflected by the dental diseases from which they suffer, yet they have seldom received the benefits of a preventive dental health program..
The program designed in this study was developed to teach tooth brushing procedures to nonmstitutionalized mentally retarded children and young adults over 4 week period.
The results were as follows:
1. The effect of toothbrushng instruction continued until the 4th week regardless of sex.
2. The greatest effect of instruction was observed in the group lower than ten after the-4th instruction and after 4 weeks there was no significant difference among the age groups.
3. In lower grades, the effect of instruction was more continuous in the group with parents, and in higher grades, there was no significant difference between the group with or without parents.
4. During disclosing, a tendency to find greater effect on the lingual rather than facial surfaces, on the anterior rather than posterior tooth surfaces and also on the lower rather than upper tooth surfaces was observed.
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