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Home Do really parents brush their children’s teeth better?

Do really parents brush their children’s teeth better?

Authors:

  • B. M. Ozgul
    Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey
  • D. Sakaryali
    Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey
  • G. B. Senirkentli
    Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey
  • R. E. Tirali
    Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey
  • S. B. Cehreli
    Department of Paediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, European University of Lefke, Gemikonag?, Cyprus, Mersin 10, Turkey

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23804/ejpd.2019.20.04.13

ABSTRACT


Aim

Plaque removal from first permanent molar teeth was evaluated when conventional and a new silicone tooth and gum brush was used. Also, the effectiveness of parents’ brushing was compared with childrens’.

Material and methods

Study design: This crossover clinical study was conducted with 9 children aged 5 to 7 years, with 18 mandibular first permanent molar teeth which were partially erupted. Four appointments were planned at one-week intervals and at every appointment, dental plaque on teeth was disclosed first. At their first appointment, the children were given a conventional toothbrush, and at their second appointment they were given a silicone tooth andgum brush . Then, at the third appointment, parents performed brushing with a conventional toothbrush, and then brushed with a silicone tooth & gum brush at the fourth appointment. Before and after brushing, photographs were taken for baseline and final plaque scores to determine Occlusal Plaque Index with Image Analysis Software Program. Statistics: Anova was used for comparison of groups with p<0.05 considered to be significant.

Results

There was statistically significant difference between baseline and final plaque scores among all of the groups (p<0.05) but, there was not statistically significant difference between the groups (p>0.05).

Conclusion

Children under the age of nine are usually believed to lack the developmental skills needed to brush their own teeth, and as a result, the silicone tooth & gum brush might be recommended instead of brushing with parents.

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Publication date:

December /2019

Issue:

Vol.20 – n.4/2019

Page:

325 – 329

Publisher:

Ariesdue

Cite:


Harvard: B. M. Ozgul, D. Sakaryali, G. B. Senirkentli, R. E. Tirali, S. B. Cehreli (2019) "Do really parents brush their children’s teeth better?", European Journal of Paediatric Dentistry, 20(4), pp325-329. doi: 10.23804/ejpd.2019.20.04.13
Vancouver: B. M. Ozgul, D. Sakaryali, G. B. Senirkentli, R. E. Tirali, S. B. Cehreli. Do really parents brush their children’s teeth better?. European Journal of Paediatric Dentistry [Internet]. 2019Dec.1 [cited 2023Dec.04];20(4):325-329. Available from: https://www.ejpd.eu/abstract-pubmed/do-really-parents-brush-their-childrens-teeth-better/
MLA: B. M. Ozgul, D. Sakaryali, G. B. Senirkentli, R. E. Tirali, S. B. Cehreli Do really parents brush their children’s teeth better?. European Journal of Paediatric Dentistry. 2019;20(4):325-329

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