Published online Dec 31, 2008.
https://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2008.38.6.914
Effect of a Tooth-brushing Education Program on Oral Health of Preschool Children
Abstract
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.
Table 1
Homogeneity between the Experimental and Control groups
Table 2
Changes in Tooth-brushing Method and Use of Toothpaste between the Experimental and Control groups
Table 3
Changes in Tooth-brushing Time between the Experimental and Control groups (Unit : sec)
Table 4
Changes in Plaque, Streptococcus Mutans and Lactobacillus between the Experimental and Control groups
Table 5
Changes in Number of Decayed, Missed and Filled Teeth between the Experimental and Control groups
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