The Effect of Brushing With Fluoride Toothpaste on Dental Plague Control for Elementary School Students

Overview

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.

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