Abstract
BackgroundA cross-sectional census was conducted on 994 public school students aged 6-11 years living in 3 different parts of Tafeleh Governorate—South of Jordan, to determine the prevalence, and severity of gingivitis and to evaluate the oral hygiene habits among them as a part a survey executed by National Woman’s Health Care Center. All students were examined for gingival index (GI) and plaque index (PI), information about oral hygiene habits was recorded.ResultsOnly 29.8 % had healthy gingiva, 38.5 % had mild gingivitis, 31.4 % had moderate gingivitis, and 0.3 % had severe gingivitis. The difference between both genders was not statistically significant P > 0.05. 36.8 % of the examined students never brushed their teeth. Average gingival index (GI) and average plaque index (PI) were 0.77 and 0.61 respectively.ConclusionsFair oral hygiene with mild to moderate gingivitis is highly prevalent among Tafelah school children. This study indicated that oral health status among schoolchildren in Tafelah is poor and needs to be improved. Long-term school based oral health education programme is highly recommended.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s13104-015-1532-y) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
Highlights
A cross-sectional census was conducted on 994 public school students aged 6-11 years living in 3 different parts of Tafeleh Governorate—South of Jordan, to determine the prevalence, and severity of gingivitis and to evaluate the oral hygiene habits among them as a part a survey executed by National Woman’s Health Care Center
The most common and effective way to promote oral hygiene is tooth-brushing; brushing is recommended to be adopted as a habit, which is repeated every morning and evening, at
The survey includes students aged 6–11 years of age in six public schools within the governorate.The schools selection was based on the two largest schools per district, these schools include classes with mixed gender after which mixed classes are not allowed and male students have to move to a boys only schools, all students examined after grade 4 were girls
Summary
A cross-sectional census was conducted on 994 public school students aged 6-11 years living in 3 different parts of Tafeleh Governorate—South of Jordan, to determine the prevalence, and severity of gingivitis and to evaluate the oral hygiene habits among them as a part a survey executed by National Woman’s Health Care Center. All students were examined for gingival index (GI) and plaque index (PI), information about oral hygiene habits was recorded. Periodontal diseases are the ones of the most prevalent oral diseases that get its roots early in childhood [1, 2]. The most common and effective way to promote oral hygiene is tooth-brushing; brushing is recommended to be adopted as a habit, which is repeated every morning and evening, at. Oral health behavior may constitute an integral part of an individual’s lifestyle. It is essential to develop an effective education programs for oral health and practice targeted at young people
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