Abstract

좋은 구강 위생 환경을 유지하기 위하여 치태 조절은 필수적이며, 가장 보편적이고 효과적인 방법은 올바른 칫솔질이다. 그러나 아동들은 올바른 칫솔질을 시행하기 어려워 칫솔질 교육의 중요성도 높아지고 있어, 경희대학교 치과대학 소아치과에 내원한 아동 40명을 대상으로 칫솔질 교육의 치태 조절의 효과를 조사하였다. 설문조사를 통해 기본 정보를 조사하고 치면 세균막 지수와 치아 및 혀 세정도, 구취 관리도를 측정하는 조사를 총 4회에 걸쳐 시행하여 칫솔질 교육 전과 후의 차이를 비교하였다. 치면 세균막 지수는 감소하였고(p<0.01), 치아 및 혀 세정도는 증가하였다(p<0.01). 구취관리도는 상관성을 보이지 않았다(p>0.01). 이러한 결과 칫솔질 교육은 구강 내 치면 세균막 제거에 뛰어난 효과를 보여, 아동들의 좋은 구강 위생 환경의 확립에 도움을 줄 것으로 기대된다. To maintain good oral hygiene, plaque control is essential and the most common and effective method is appropriate brushing. However accurate brushing is so difficult for children that the importance of brush is getting higher. We investigated the effect of tooth brushing instruction in plaque control for 40 children who came to Kyunghee university dental hospital, department of pediatric dentistry. We examined basic information by self-assessment, evaluated plaque index, tooth & tongue cleanness, malodor index for 4 times and compared values before and after tooth brushing instruction. Plaque index decreased(p<0.01) and tooth & tongue cleanness increased(p<0.01). There were no significant differences in mal-odor index. In conclusion, tooth brushing instruction is effective in removing dental plaque and its beneficial role is highly expected in establishing children's good oral hygiene.

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