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http://dx.doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2008.38.6.914

Effect of a Tooth-brushing Education Program on Oral Health of Preschool Children  

Kang, Bok-Hee (Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System)
Park, Sun-Nam (Seoul Women's College of Nursing)
Sohng, Kyeong-Yae (College of Nursing, The Catholic University of Korea)
Moon, Jung-Soon (College of Nursing, The Catholic University of Korea)
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Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing / v.38, no.6, 2008 , pp. 914-922 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose: To examine the effect of tooth-brushing education on the oral health of preschoolers. Methods: A quasi-experimental design with a non-equivalent control group was used. Two kindergartens were selected and 39 preschoolers from one kindergarten were assigned to the experimental group with tooth-brushing education and 39 from the other kindergarten to the control group. The tooth-brushing education program included 1 session on oral health education, individual tooth-brushing instruction for 1 week and supervised tooth-brushing after lunch for 4 weeks. Oral health behavior including use of tooth paste, tooth-brushing time and method of tooth-brushing, plague, streptococcus mutans, lactobacillus and dental caries were measured before and after the education. Fisher's exact test, t-test and paired t-test with the Window SAS 9.1 program were used to analyze the data. Results: A significant increase in the use of tooth paste, tooth-brushing time and the practice of correct tooth-brushing and a decrease in plague and development of dental caries were observed in the experimental group. Conclusion: This tooth-brushing education was partially effective in improving oral health of preschoolers.
Keywords
Tooth-brushing; Preschool children; Oral health;
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