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KMID : 0806120080380060914
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대한간호학회지
2008 Volume.38 No. 6 p.914 ~ p.922
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Effect of a Tooth-brushing Education Program on Oral Health of Preschool Children
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Kang Bok-Hee
Park Sun-Nam
Sohng Kyeong-Yae
Moon Jung-Soon
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Abstract
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Purpose: To examine the effect of tooth-brushing education on the oral health of preschoolers.
Methods: A quasi-experimental design with a non-equivalent control group was used. Two kindergartens were selected and 39 preschoolers from one kindergarten were assigned to the experimental group with tooth-brushing education and 39 from the other kindergarten to the control group. The tooth-brushing education program included 1 session on oral health education, individual tooth-brushing instruction for 1 week and supervised tooth-brushing after lunch for 4 weeks. Oral health behavior including use of tooth paste, tooth-brushing time and method of tooth-brushing, plague, streptococcus mutans, lactobacillus and dental caries were measured before and after the education. Fisher’s exact test, t-test and paired t-test with the Window SAS 9.1 program were used to analyze the data.
Results: A significant increase in the use of tooth paste, tooth-brushing time and the practice of correct tooth-brushing and a decrease in plague and development of dental caries were observed in the experimental group.
Conclusion: This tooth-brushing education was partially effective in improving oral health of preschoolers.
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KEYWORD
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Tooth-brushing, Preschool children, Oral health
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