Abstract
Introduction:The aim of the present study was to assess the biofilm formation in oral cavity and its relationship with oral hygiene status related to practice of tooth brushing among school going children in Rajshahi, Bangladesh.Materials and methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out among the 386 school going children with age range of 6-16 years old. The study was carried out in the police line school, Rajshahi. Data were collected through a semi-structured questionnaire and analyzedby using SPSS software version 21.0.Result: The most prevalent age group of the study was 6-11 years with frequency 192(49.7%).The proportion of the boys and girls was1.71: 1. It was found that 243(66.8%) students learnt about tooth brushing from their family and235(60.9%) of total studentsbrush their tooth once in a day. Majority367(95.1%) of them use tooth paste as dentifrices and377(97.7%) use tooth brush as tooth brushing instrument. Only 2(0.5%)studentsdo not brush their teeth at all. We also found, that mostof them 274(71%) used horizontal tooth brushing technique. This study showed the relationship between practice of tooth brushing of the respondents and the index of biofilm formationthat was statistically insignificant (p> 0.05), but relationship between respondents oral hygiene status and biofilm formation is statistically significant (p< 0.05).Conclusion: It was assessing that state of oral hygiene condition of school going children can be improved by prevention of biofilm formation, and also suggesting to ensure the practice of regular brushing of teeth.Update Dent. Coll. j: 2017; 7 (1): 21-25
Highlights
The aim of the present study was to assess the biofilm formation in oral cavity and its relationship with oral hygiene status related to practice of tooth brushing among school going children in Rajshahi, Bangladesh
Regarding the frequency distribution of socio demographic characteristics (Table-1) it was revealed that majority 192(49.7%) of the respondents belongs to the age group of 6-11 years of which 244(63.21%)
Some people have the practice of tooth brushing but they apply wrong technique results different kind of oral diseases and not reached the expected level of awareness on oral health
Summary
The aim of the present study was to assess the biofilm formation in oral cavity and its relationship with oral hygiene status related to practice of tooth brushing among school going children in Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Conclusion: It was assessing that state of oral hygiene condition of school going children can be improved by prevention of biofilm formation, and suggesting to ensure the practice of regular brushing of teeth. School going children should have sufficient knowledge of understanding the value of maintaining health practices, which in turn results bacterial accumulation in oral cavity and initially causes formation of a biofilm which is known as dental plaque [ ]. Within minutes of tooth eruption or a cleaning, pellicle formation begins, which can be defined as a thin coat of salivary proteins [ ].The pellicle acts like an adhesive by sticking to the tooth surface and encourage a conditioning film of bacteria to attach to the pellicle.
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