Oral hygiene habits and oral hygiene index of public school students
| Autor: | Adriano Pivotto, Luciane Campos Gislon, Maria Mercês Aquino Gouveia Farias, Beatriz Helena Eger Schmitt, Silvana Marchiori de Araújo, Eliane Garcia da Silveira |
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| Jazyk: | portugalština |
| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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| Zdroj: | Revista Brasileira em Promoção da Saúde, Vol 26, Iss 4, Pp 455-461 (2014) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1806-1222 1806-1230 |
| DOI: | 10.5020/3107 |
| Popis: | Objective: To verify the oral hygiene habits and oral hygiene index of schoolchildren in public elementary school in the city of Itajaí-SC. Methods: Descriptive cross-sectional research. The sample consisted of children enrolled in the first year of elementary level in public schools of Itajaí-SC in 2011. Data collection was performed through registration of the children’s Simplified Oral Hygiene Index (OHI-S) and a questionnaire applied to parents/guardians about the characterization of schoolstudent’s oral hygiene. Results: The study evaluated 202 schoolstudent. Regarding daily toothbrushing, 121 (59.9%) reported that an adult is responsible for carrying out this procedure for the child and 81 (40.1%) reported the own child performs brushing. Brushing frequency for 128 (63.4%) children was three times a day and floss was not used by 137 (68%) of them. In 114 (56.4%) of the schoolchildren was found an OHI-S classified as reasonable hygiene (1.3 to 2). Regarding how to deal with the oral hygiene of children, 140 (69%) parents stated having already received such information and the source cited by 118 (58.4%) was the dentist. Conclusion: Schoolchildren presented oral hygiene habits with deficiency in dental plaque removal and flossing, resulting in a reasonable OHI-S. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.5020/18061230.2013.p455 |
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