statement of problem: fixed orthodontic appliances in the oral cavity make tooth cleaning procedures more complicated. objectives: this study aimed to compare the efficacy of computerized oral hygiene instruction with verbal technique among fixed orthodontic patients referred to the evening clinic of orthodontics of shiraz dental school. materials and methods: a single-blind study was performed...

AIM To evaluate the factors that influence the oral hygiene and the periodontal treatment needs of children and adolescents with coeliac disease (CD) in Greece. METHODS The sample consisted of 35 children and adolescents, aged 4-18 years. The evaluation included consideration of the detailed medical history, the duration of CD and of gluten-free diet, the history of oral mucosal findings and ...

PURPOSE The aim of the study was the evaluation of dentition status in patients infected with HIV. MATERIAL AND METHODS We examined 30 HIV + patients, aged 20-46 and 30 non-infected subjects as the control group. Oral hygiene and dentition status were estimated. Oral hygiene status using simplified OHI-plague index according to Green and Vermilion. Dentition status was analysed using decay in...

Background Oral hygiene is the most essential factor in the prevention and therapy of many diseases, especially the periodontal disease. The aim of this study was to evaluate the oral hygiene-related knowledge, self-efficacy, and motivation of the young adults of rural-based Tamilian population, with their current oral hygiene practices to assess the effect of patient motivation after initial p...

BACKGROUND Oral hygiene has been given due importance since ages. Different cultures have been using different methods for the maintenance of good oral hygiene. The study was done to find out the oral hygiene levels in children of tribal population and to correlate the brushing methods used and the oral hygiene levels. METHODOLOGY A total of 5129 children of 5-12 years age (boys 2778, girls 2...

OBJECTIVE To determine the knowledge and oral hygiene status of orphanage children in Pune and changes in them after health education. STUDY DESIGN Interventional study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Centers for Orphan Children in Pune, India, from April to June 2014. METHODOLOGY A specially designed questionnaire was used to assess the dental problems and existing oral hygiene maintenance ...

This study was performed to evaluate oral hygiene during orthodontic treatment. 140 patient (75 females and 65 Males) were selected from Marmara University, Department of orthodontics, undergoing active orthodontic treatment with segmental or full arch appliances under the following phases, i.e., leveling, canine retraction, consolidation and last stage. The patients were divided into 3 major a...

BACKGROUND/AIM Orthodontic patients should be familiar with techniques of maintaining oral hygiene as well as with proper methods of checking maintenance of oral hygiene. The aim of this study was to determine a correlation between condition of periodontium and techniques of maintaining oral hygiene in patients treated with fixed orthodontic appliances. METHODS The research population include...

BACKGROUND In the present state of knowledge regarding the etiology of dental caries, it is unacceptable for studies addressing factors associated with this outcome to disregard oral hygiene. Simple, valid methods are needed for the assessment of oral hygiene in adolescents to allow this condition to be properly investigated in epidemiological studies on caries and assist in the establishment o...