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Oral awareness and ability to detect dental plaque *
Author(s) -
WRIGHT S. M.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal of oral rehabilitation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.991
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1365-2842
pISSN - 0305-182X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2842.1997.tb00358.x
Subject(s) - dental plaque , dentistry , medicine , tongue , orthodontics , psychology , pathology
summary Individuals exist who are unaware of the plaque on their teeth and unable to feel with their tongue any difference between tooth surfaces that are smooth and plaque free and those that are irregular or rougher because of a plaque coating. Oral form recognition (OFR), oral roughness discrimination (ORD) and plaque detection ability were examined in 46 undergraduate dental students. Forty‐five of the students also completed Form C of Cattell's 16 PF Questionnaire. No relationship was found between the subjects'ability to detect dental plaque and tbeir skills at either distinguishing between different surface roughnesses or recognizing forms orally. The association between personality and oral awareness Was unclear.