The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of correct tooth cleaning and use of fluoride toothpaste after school lunch and before going to bed on primary school children's plaque reduction and tooth cleaning skills.
Taking the school as a unit, the participants are children in grades three to six of elementary schools under the jurisdiction of Chiayi County, with a total expected sample size of 400 people. Through class teaching, the Shelley method of brushing teeth is taught, and flossing instruction is added to senior grades to improve students' teeth cleaning skills. They also use fluoride toothpaste with a concentration of more than 1000PPM to clean teeth after lunch at school and before going home to go to bed. School children were tested for plaque before and after using fluoride toothpaste, collected plaque control index, filled out a self-administered tooth cleaning skills and self-efficacy questionnaire, and tracked changes in the six weeks after use. Professional dentists and researchers will go to school to conduct dental plaque testing and fill out the first questionnaire for students. They will also use fluoride toothpaste after lunch at school and before going home to go to bed. Together with correct tooth cleaning methods, at 6 weeks Afterwards, the dental plaque test will be carried out again and the second questionnaire will be filled out. Each filling in of the questionnaire will take about ten minutes.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
400
1450ppm Fluoride toothpaste
1000Pppm Fluoride toothpaste
Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital
Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
Plaque Control Record (PCR)
The Plaque Control Record is a very simple percentage or score of the total amount of bacteria present in your mouth. A tooth has 6 surfaces at the gum line being; the lingual side (distal, middle, mesial) and buccal side (distal, middle, mesial). For each patient, PCR will measured each teeth.
Time frame: Change from Baseline PCR at 6-week after intervention
Teeth cleaning skill
Teeth cleaning skill is a questionnaire scale. Total of 5 items ex. What method do I usually use to brush my teeth?
Time frame: Change from Baseline at 6-week after intervention
Self-efficacy
Self-efficacy is a questionnaire scale. Total of 2 items ex.I am confident that I can brush my teeth clean
Time frame: Change from Baseline at 6-week after intervention
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