We determine the relationship between premature loss of primary teeth and oral hygiene, consumption of soft drinks, dental care and previous caries experience. This study focused on 833 Mexican schoolchildren aged 6-7. We performed an oral examination to determine caries experience and the simplified oral hygiene index. The dependent variable was the prevalence of at least one missing tooth (or...

background and aims. hemophilic patients are faced with poor oral hygiene due to concerns about their dental care. the present study assessed the knowledge of hemophilic patients about oral hygiene and the effect of oral hygiene instruction in patients referred to iranian hemophilia society. materials and methods. this cross-sectional study was carried out on 30 hemophilic patients randomly sel...

background: chewing gum is a habit practiced regularly by a relatively high proportion of individuals in many countries including india, and its use has increased within the last decade. the aim of this study was to determine the effects of sugar-free and sugar chewing gums on plaque deposition. materials and methods: the study is a double blind clinical trial involving 16 healthy volunteers (d...

Abstract Introduction The portion of the keratinized gingiva that is firmly attached to bone a significant determinant influencing oral hygiene and aids in removal deposits from gingival crest, upgrades esthetics, minimizes erythema area restituted dentition. Aim To assess an interrelation among thickness gingiva, erythema, dental hygiene. An vestibular height, Materials Methods A transverse st...

Twelve dentulous patients, age 65 or older, with no medical or pharmacologic predisposition to gingival hyperplasia were enrolled in a controlled clinical trial to evaluate the effect of the unaided use of an ultrasonic toothbrush on supragingival plaque and gingival bleeding. Subjects used the ultrasonic toothbrush in lieu of their conventional toothbrushes for a 30-day period. Clinical measur...

Background. No Hong Kong–based research into the effectiveness of a geriatric oral health education programme delivered by elderly ambassadors has been published. This study was conducted to assess the effectiveness of an oral health care programme delivered by trained peer educators (elderly ambassadors) in Hong Kong at improving oral hygiene among the elderly, and to examine the improvement i...

The interdental pressure index (IPI) is introduced to specifically evaluate clinical interproximal-tissue conditions and assess the effect of interproximal hygiene stimulation. This index scores clinical responses of periodontal tissues to the apical pressure of a horizontally placed periodontal probe. It is negative when gingival tissues are firm, bleeding-free, and slightly ischemic by the st...

background this study aimed to assess the effects of maternal self-efficacy and oral health-related knowledge on pre-school children oral hygiene behavior. materials and methods this cross-sectional study was conducted on 301 mothers with children aged 2–6 years old randomly selection from health centers of tabriz, iran.  data were collected using self-report questionnaires including demographi...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between early dental experiences and clinical indicators of oral health and dental anxiety upon admission to a comprehensive oral health program for six-year-old children in Chile. METHODS One hundred twenty-nine six-year-old children were enrolled in the Recreo Family Health Center of the Municipality of San Miguel, Santiago,...