Toothbrushing Performance and Oral Cleanliness after Brushing in 12-Year-Old Children
| العنوان: | Toothbrushing Performance and Oral Cleanliness after Brushing in 12-Year-Old Children |
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| المؤلفون: | Ulrike Weik, Jutta Margraf-Stiksrud, J. Weber, Norbert Krämer, Renate Deinzer, Klaus Pieper, O. Cordes |
| المصدر: | JDR Clinical and Translational Research |
| بيانات النشر: | SAGE Publications, 2020. |
| سنة النشر: | 2020 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Toothbrushing, Health Behavior, Dental Plaque, Dentistry, behavioral science, Oral health, Oral hygiene, Tooth brushing, 03 medical and health sciences, Gingivitis, 0302 clinical medicine, Original Reports, Medicine, Humans, 030212 general & internal medicine, tooth brushing, Child, General Dentistry, business.industry, Dental Plaque Index, oral hygiene, 030206 dentistry, Preventive Dentistry, Health Services Research, medicine.symptom, child dentistry, business, preventive dentistry, Gingival Hemorrhage, gingivitis |
| الوصف: | Objectives: Nationwide prevention programs in Germany aim to promote oral health. The group prevention program starts in kindergarten and ends when the children are about 12 y old. While in a recent study, toothbrushing behavior of 12-y-old children was analyzed, the present study’s objective was to examine the children’s ability to achieve oral cleanliness and to analyze how toothbrushing behavior and compliance with the toothbrushing recommendations taught in the group prevention programs predict oral cleanliness. Methods: Twelve-year-old randomly selected children ( N = 174) were asked to brush their teeth to the best of their abilities, and simultaneously a video was recorded for behavioral analyses. Plaque levels were measured before and immediately after toothbrushing. In addition, dental status and gingival bleeding were assessed. Results: After brushing to the best of their abilities, there was plaque on 50% (±24.72%) of all measured sites at the gingival margin (Marginal Plaque Index). Regression analyses revealed approximately 22% of the variance of marginal plaque on the outer surfaces to be explained by the time brushed by circular movements (β = −0.41; P < 0.001) and the number of sextants brushed for at least 7.5 s (β = −0.171; P < 0.05). Circular movements explained most additional variance (Δ R2 = 0.113; P < 0.001). With respect to inner surfaces, none of the behavioral aspects explained any variance of oral cleanliness. Conclusion: Despite regular group prevention measures, 12-y-old children show limited skills to clean their teeth adequately. Furthermore, none of the recommended behaviors relates to oral cleanliness after toothbrushing at inner surfaces. As a consequence, it is necessary to explore further which behavioral sequences effectively improve oral cleanliness. Knowledge Transfer Statement: This study illustrates that children’s compliance to toothbrushing recommendations is not necessarily related to toothbrushing effectiveness. Clinicians should therefore assess the effectivity of recommendations individually and provide individual guidance for improvement. |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 2380-0852 2380-0844 |
| الوصول الحر: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::723ca48cf87ddc0b7cb7fbb6ea504232Test http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC8674791Test |
| حقوق: | OPEN |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsair.doi.dedup.....723ca48cf87ddc0b7cb7fbb6ea504232 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 23800852 23800844 |
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