aim: promotion of oral health in schools is one of the recommended polices of who. theaim of this study was to determine the role of oral hygiene beliefs according to the healthbelief model in regular brushing behavior, among the 9-10 years old female students.methods: this cross sectional study was conducted on the female students of rasht-iran in2012. applying the statistical estimation, the ...

BACKGROUND Health behaviors play a major role in the prevention of the most common oral diseases. To investigate health behaviors related to the potential transmission of oral bacteria from mother to child using novel multiple correspondence analysis (MCA). METHODS Mothers (n = 313) with children under three years attending two municipal child health clinics in Finland completed a self-admini...

Introduction: The guidance given to young children in tooth brushing is important not only for preventing caries and gingivitis but also for teaching young children the concept of oral hygiene, as a first step towards acquiring regular hygienic habits in their daily lives. Aim: To evaluate the tooth brushing ability in children aged 3 to 12 years and its relation to type of grip used, and the d...

Cravy Brush is an interactive toothbrush attachment that helps young children (3-8 years old) develop a daily habit of brushing teeth. The attachment displays an interactive game that provides real-time visual and auditory feedback. In addition to feedback, Cravy Brush also provides virtual rewards when children brush properly. Alarm feature calls for children to brush their teeth twice a day a...

The aim of the present study was to assess the influence of various workplace parameters and oral health behaviors on tooth decay, periodontal disease, and the number of teeth present in industrial workers. The study participants were 1,078 workers (808 males, 270 females, mean age 42.8 ± 11.4 yr) employed at 11 different workplaces. Oral examinations and a self-administered questionnaire were ...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to find out the knowledge and practices of oral hygiene methods among primary and secondary school teachers in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). METHODS The study was carried out using a self-administered questionnaire. Four hundred and seventy teachers, male 236 (50.2%) and female 234 (48.8%) responded with a response rate of 85.5%. The study was cond...

This study assesses whether sense of coherence (SOC) predicts incidence of tooth decay over 4 years and the role of dental behaviours in explaining the effect of SOC on incidence of tooth decay. Data from 994 adults who participated in both the Health 2000 survey and the Follow-Up Study of Finnish Adults' Oral Health were analysed for this study. At baseline, participants provided information o...