A STUDY ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE PARENTS' ATTITUDES TOWARD THE DENTAL HEALTH OF THEIR CHILDREN AND THE DENTAL PLAQUE INDEX OF CHILDREN WITH PRIMARY DENTITION

보호자(保護者)의 구강보건관리태도(口腔保健管理態度)와 유치열기(乳齒列期) 아동(兒童)의 치태지수(齒苔指數)와의 관계(關係)에 관(關)한 연구(硏究)

The purpose of this research was to analyze the relationship between parents' attitudes toward their children's dental health and dental plaque index. Dental plaque index was obtained through oral examination of 118 children(female 40, male 78) with primary dentition The maintenance status of children's dental health though parents' aids was evaluated by means of questionaire to which 79 persons among the 118 children's parents answered. The results were as follows : 1. In children with primary dentition, toothbrushing together with toothbrushing instruction and continuous reinforcement had decreased plaque accumulation progressively. 2. Dental plaque index before toothbrushing showed that dental plaque was accumulated more in the buccal surfaces of teeth in the maxilla and in the lingual surfaces of teeth in the mandible. It was higher in the posterior teeth than in the anterior teeth and in the maxillary teeth than in the mandibular teeth. 3. Dental plaque index of childern was inversely proportional to the level of education of their parents. 4. Those parents who have much knowledge of oral hygiene were more positive toward their children's oral hygiene.