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Impact of cartoon-animated video, caregiver-supervised training, and pamphlet on plaque control, oral hygiene status, and oral hygiene knowledge, attitude, and practices in orphaned adolescents: A randomized controlled trial.
Spec Care Dentist
December 2024
Department of Health Research, ICMR - National Institute of Epidemiology, Chennai, India.
Aim: To evaluate the effectiveness of cartoon animated video, caregiver-supervised training, and pamphlet-based oral health education on plaque control, oral hygiene status, and oral health knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) among orphaned adolescents with plaque-induced gingivitis.
Methods: A total of ninety adolescents were randomly selected and allocated into three different groups. Group A received the pamphlet (n = 30), Group B received the cartoon animated video (n = 30), and Group C received the caregiver-supervised training (n = 30).
Periodontal changes induced by fixed orthodontic therapy.
Med Pharm Rep
July 2024
Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Craiova, Romania.
Background: Orthodontic therapy is a complex process involving a series of specialists in the dental field: the oral-maxillo-facial surgeon, the periodontologist, sometimes even the prosthetist, implantologist, or general practitioners. The injuries of the oral mucosa induced by orthodontic therapy include gingival overgrowths, traumatic lesions of the oral mucosa, different degrees of periodontal damage manifested by gingival retraction, alveolar bone resorption.
Methods: From a total of 327 subjects who came to the Dental Clinic in Craiova 74 subjects were selected, who presented with gingival overgrowth associated with fixed orthodontic therapy.
Comparative Evaluation of Efficacy of Herbal and Chlorhexidine Mouthwash on Gingival Health.
Indian J Dent Res
October 2023
Department of Periodontology, Vinayaka Mission's Sankarachariyar Dental College, Salem, Tamil Nadu, India.
Introduction: Chlorhexidine (CHX) is a chemical mouthwash that has been considered the gold standard, but has its drawbacks. When used for a longer duration, it produces taste alteration and staining on the tooth surfaces. Nowadays, herbal extracts from plants have been widely used as they possess anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial and analgesic actions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOral hygiene status and oral care motivation in children aged 7-9 years in a Vietnam primary school: A cross-sectional study.
J Epidemiol Popul Health
August 2024
School of Dentistry, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Viet Nam. Electronic address:
Introduction: Oral hygiene is a crucial factor in oral health, especially in children. To increase the awareness of oral care behaviour among children, oral care motivation plays a critical role in daily dental practices. Therefore, this cross-sectional study was conducted to investigate the current oral hygiene status and evaluate the association between oral care motivation and oral hygiene index in 7-9-year-old children at Primary School in Hanoi, Vietnam.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAssociation between dental clinical measures and oral health-related quality of life among Iraqi schoolchildren: A cross-sectional study.
PLoS One
April 2024
Department of Community Oral Health, School of Dentistry, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the association between dental clinical measures and oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) together with the potential mediating role of sociodemographic factors and oral health behaviours on this association in a group of Iraqi children.
Methods: The target population for this cross-sectional study consisted of 372 primary school children aged 8-10 years in the city of Kut, Iraq, during the year 2022. The participants were selected using a multi-stage random sampling technique.
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