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Effect of a Tooth-brushing Education Program on Oral Health of Preschool Children
Bok-Hee Kang, Sun-Nam Park, Kyeong-Yae Sohng, Jung-Soon Moon
Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing 2008;38(6):914-922.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2008.38.6.914
Published online: December 31, 2008

1Nurse, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System, Seoul, Korea.

2Assistant Professor, Seoul Women's College of Nursing, Seoul, Korea.

3Professor, College of Nursing, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.

Address reprint requests to: Moon, Jung-Soon. College of Nursing, The Catholic University of Korea, 505 Banpo-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul 137-040, Korea. Tel: 82-2-590-1285, Fax: 82-2-590-1297, jsmoon@catholic.ac.kr
• Received: August 1, 2008   • Accepted: December 1, 2008

Copyright © 2008 Korean Society of Nursing Science

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  • 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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Table 1
Homogeneity between the Experimental and Control groups
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Table 2
Changes in Tooth-brushing Method and Use of Toothpaste between the Experimental and Control groups
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*Fisher's exact test.

Table 3
Changes in Tooth-brushing Time between the Experimental and Control groups (Unit : sec)
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Table 4
Changes in Plaque, Streptococcus Mutans and Lactobacillus between the Experimental and Control groups
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Table 5
Changes in Number of Decayed, Missed and Filled Teeth between the Experimental and Control groups
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      Effect of a Tooth-brushing Education Program on Oral Health of Preschool Children
      Effect of a Tooth-brushing Education Program on Oral Health of Preschool Children

      Homogeneity between the Experimental and Control groups

      Changes in Tooth-brushing Method and Use of Toothpaste between the Experimental and Control groups

      *Fisher's exact test.

      Changes in Tooth-brushing Time between the Experimental and Control groups (Unit : sec)

      Changes in Plaque, Streptococcus Mutans and Lactobacillus between the Experimental and Control groups

      Changes in Number of Decayed, Missed and Filled Teeth between the Experimental and Control groups
      Table 1 Homogeneity between the Experimental and Control groups

      Table 2 Changes in Tooth-brushing Method and Use of Toothpaste between the Experimental and Control groups

      *Fisher's exact test.

      Table 3 Changes in Tooth-brushing Time between the Experimental and Control groups (Unit : sec)

      Table 4 Changes in Plaque, Streptococcus Mutans and Lactobacillus between the Experimental and Control groups

      Table 5 Changes in Number of Decayed, Missed and Filled Teeth between the Experimental and Control groups

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