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KMID : 1157520220180030078
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International Journal of Clinical Preventive Dentistry
2022 Volume.18 No. 3 p.78 ~ p.82
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The Effect of Long-Term Tooth Brush Instruction (TBI) Conditions on Early Elementary School Students’ Oral Health and Habits
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Jwa Su-Kyung
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Abstract
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To evaluate the long-term effects of tooth brush instruction (TBI) on elementary students’ oral health, a school conducting TBI during the last 5 years was named Group A and two schools that started TBI recently were named Group B and C. A total of 83 students from three schools from first to fourth grade were studied by follow-up. The number of tooth brushing, frequency of utilization of facility in Group A were average three times a day and once everyday, respectively. The control Groups B and C showed a significant difference (p<0.05) of two times. DMFT index in Group A showed a significantly least amount of increase (p<0.05). The PHP index was significantly lowest in Group A from the third grade (p<0.01). This study confirms TBI’s long-term effectiveness in the development of oral hygiene habits. This is a meaningful result in decreasing caries prevalence and is expected to increase the quality of oral care.
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KEYWORD
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tooth brushing, oral health, oral habits
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