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Oral hygiene and toothbrushing habits of 12‐year‐old children in Hong Kong
Author(s) -
King Nigel M.,
Ng Beatrice V.,
Ling John Y. K.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
community dentistry and oral epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.061
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1600-0528
pISSN - 0301-5661
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0528.1986.tb01063.x
Subject(s) - medicine , oral hygiene , ethnic group , dentistry , hygiene , dental plaque , oral health , family medicine , calculus (dental) , pathology , sociology , anthropology
Randomly selected groups of 486 Southern Chinese and 129 non‐Chinese 12–yr‐old Hong Kong children were examined for calculus and oral debris. The non‐Chinese children had less plaque and calculus than the Chinese children ( P < 0.001). The girls had lower plaque scores than the boys in both ethnic groups. The higher frequency of toothbrushing by the girls possibly reflects their greater awareness of personal appearance. There is a need to increase the standard of oral hygiene and the level of dental awareness amongst Chinese children living in Hong Kong.