conclusions similar to previous studies, this study could not show the superiority of electric toothbrush over manual in plaque removal. after 72 hours, the mean of plaque index was greater in buccal than in lingual surface, which may be attributed to the natural cleansing action of the tongue. results the mean of plaque index was 2.13 ± 0.83 and 2.11 ± 1.01 in the manual and electric toothbrus...

background: knowledge of existing situation in each region plays great role in order to prevent oral and dental diseases in people. meanwhile, dmft index is one of the best epidemiological indices in dentistry representing oral hygiene situation in society. so, this study was conducted in order to evaluate dmft index in 12- years-old students of zarand city at 2011. methods: this descriptive st...

AIM The aim of this study was to assess whether oral hygiene-related self-efficacy is correlated with current oral hygiene and might influence the outcome of oral hygiene instruction. MATERIALS AND METHODS Hundred and twenty-six patients filled out questionnaires about oral hygiene-related self-efficacy, general self-efficacy, oral hygiene-related knowledge and demographic variables. Plaque a...

Introduction: It is important that oral hygiene be carried out on a regular basis to enable prevention of dental disease. There are lot of changes in lifestyle and food consumption patterns during the muslim fasting of 30 days during month of Ramadan. This study focuses to find the oral hygiene practices and perceptions of fasting individuals. Methods: A questi...

BACKGROUND Oral hygiene is inconsistent among patients with cancer and is a national patient care issue. To promote comfort and nutritional status, oral hygiene for patients with cancer is important. OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to develop an evidence-based oral hygiene educational module (EM) for nursing and patient care technician (PCT) staff to promote consistent oral hygiene p...

in recent years, one of the slogans of world health organization (who) has been: prevention is better than cure. in dentistry, this means following hygienic rules in order to maintain oral cavity’s health, hence preventing microbial diseases such as dental caries and periodontal diseases. today, the role of oral health on whole body health is fully recognized. for improving the health of the so...

background and aims. hemophilic patients are faced with poor oral hygiene due to concerns about their dental care. the present study assessed the knowledge of hemophilic patients about oral hygiene and the effect of oral hygiene instruction in patients referred to iranian hemophilia society. materials and methods. this cross-sectional study was carried out on 30 hemophilic patients randomly sel...

background this study aimed to assess the effects of maternal self-efficacy and oral health-related knowledge on pre-school children oral hygiene behavior. materials and methods this cross-sectional study was conducted on 301 mothers with children aged 2–6 years old randomly selection from health centers of tabriz, iran.  data were collected using self-report questionnaires including demographi...

background: oral care plays an inevitable role in health and well-being of patients in intensive care units (icus). poor oral care causes colonization of respiratory pathogens and secondary respiratory infections. ventilator-associated pneumonia occurs in patients on mechanical ventilation for more than 48 hours. it results in prolonged duration of mechanical ventilation, mortality and health e...

objective: mechanical plaque removal namely tooth brushing is the most commonly used oral hygiene technique. efficacy of tooth brushing is influenced by the design and shape of toothbrush. this study aimed to compare the efficacy of two common iranian toothbrushes with a foreign made one in plaque removal.   methods: this clinical trial was conducted on 30 female dental students in babol univer...