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Effectiveness of a dental preventive program on plaque index results in 8‐year‐old children of Bergamo, Italy
Author(s) -
Mazzocchi Alberto R.,
Moretti Roberto
Publication year - 1997
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.1600-0528.1997.tb00949.x
Subject(s) - medicine , dentistry , index (typography) , dental plaque , family medicine , world wide web , computer science
The study presents the results of a preventive program based on a children's book and carried out in the elementary schools of Bergamo, Italy. The book was published to improve 8‐year‐old schoolchildren's knowledge of primary dentition, dental plaque, nutrition, oral hygiene, fluoride and regular dental visits. The study was experimental. A total of 440 schoolchildren were selected to test the effectiveness of the book. They were divided into four groups: two groups underwent the training program and the other two were control groups. Measurements were made using the Quigley‐Hein index before and after the program. A significant difference reduction of the plaque index of –0.6 was observed ( P <0.005).