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The Effect of Inter Dental Brush Education on the Dental Plaque Index and the Degree of Halitosis for Elementary School Students [PDF]

Daehan Gicho Ganho Jayeon Gwahag Hoeji, 2014
Purpose: This study determined the effect of inter dental brush education on the dental plaque index, and the degree of halitosis for elementary school students. Methods: The study was performed on a non-equivalent control group, with a pre-test and post-test design. The study was intended for a total of 50 students.
Ha Na Lee, Joo Hyun Kim
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Dental prosthesis plaque index of Augsburger and Elahi: Expansion and standardisation in community‐dwelling frail older people

Journal of Oral Rehabilitation
Abstract Background Inadequate daily oral hygiene care of dental prostheses could worsen general health of frail older people. The index of Augsburger and Elahi is often recommended to assess maxillary dental prosthesis plaque (DPP ...
Frank Lobbezoo, R A F Weijenberg, Bach Van Ho   +2 more
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Effect of cerebral palsy and dental caries on dental plaque index, salivary parameters and oxidative stress in children and adolescents

European Archives of Paediatric Dentistry, 2020
The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of cerebral palsy and dental caries on dental plaque index, salivary parameters and oxidative stress in children and adolescents.Seventy children and adolescents aged 2-20 years were divided into four groups: neurotypical controls-inactive caries (NCIC; n = 19); neurotypical controls-active ...
C. P. Malta, R. C. S. Barcelos, H. Z. Rosa, M. E. Bürger, L. W. Bento   +4 more
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Investigating the effect of handedness on the dental caries pattern, gingival index, and plaque index in 6–10 years old children

Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice, 2020
Handedness is one of the individual characteristics that causes different mental and practical capabilities including different abilities to perform oral hygiene instructions. It seems that the right-handed and left-handed individuals have different ability in brushing and removing plaque at different areas of the mouth.To investigate the effect of ...
S, Mokhtari, I, Sanati, F Ahmadian, Babaki, S, Alamdari, N, Tavana   +4 more
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Study on the Relationship Between Helicobacter pylori in the Dental Plaque and the Occurrence of Dental Caries or Oral Hygiene Index

Helicobacter, 2008
AbstractBackground: The aims of our study were to determine the presence of Helicobacter pylori DNA in the dental plaque of Chinese children aged 3–6 years by nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and to investigate the relationship between this infection and the occurrence of dental caries or oral hygiene index.Methods: Two hundred and fourteen ...
Ying, Liu, Huanjian, Lin, Yang, Bai, Xiaoshu, Qin, Xin, Zheng, Yong, Sun, Yali, Zhang   +6 more
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Association Between DMFT Index, Dental Plaque, and Pre‐eclampsia in Pregnant Women: A Case–Control Study

Clinical and Experimental Dental Research
ABSTRACT Objectives This study investigates the association between Decayed, Missing, and Filled Teeth (DMFT) Index, dental plaque (assessed via Plaque Index [PI]), and pre‐eclampsia in pregnant women. Material and Methods
Azita Tiznobaik
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The development of a new dental probe and a new plaque index.

The Journal of clinical dentistry, 2004
A curved periodontal probe has been developed to measure the length of newly formed plaque along the gingival margin of a tooth and the length of the entire gingival margin of the tooth. Plaque is expressed as a percent of the tooth's gingival margin, and is defined as the Modified Gingival Margin Plaque Index (MGMPI).
Tao, Xu, Virginia Monsul, Barnes
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[The effects of herbal agents on dental plaque and sulcus bleeding index].

Deutsche zahnarztliche Zeitschrift, 1992
This study was designed to examine the efficacy of plant-derived active substances in a combined application of toothpaste and mouth rinse on dental plaque and sulcus bleeding index and the pH values of the saliva. 50 healthy students of dentistry without periodontal diseases took part in this study.
B, Willershausen, I, Gruber, G, Hamm
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Bucco-dental problems in patients with Diabetes Mellitus (I) : Index of plaque and dental caries.

Medicina oral : organo oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Medicina Oral y de la Academia Iberoamericana de Patologia y Medicina Bucal, 2003
Diabetes mellitus is presently considered as one of the most frequent chronic disease, thus, it is important to know what its most relevant buccal disorders are.Study the different signs and symptoms that diabetic patients present in the oral cavity. Assess the status of oral hygiene and prevalence of dental caries in a diabetic population in regards ...
Juan José, Arrieta-Blanco, Begoña, Bartolomé-Villar, Ester, Jiménez-Martinez, Pilar, Saavedra-Vallejo, Francisco Jesús, Arrieta-Blanco   +4 more
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A COMPARISON OF TWO ORAL HYGIENE INDEXES FOR MEASURING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF DENTAL FLOSS IN PLAQUE REMOVAL

Journal of Public Health Dentistry, 1977
The purpose of the present study was to compare the OHI-S and the two versions of PHP Index in measuring the effectiveness of dental floss in the removal of dental plaque. The study demonstrated that the PHP Index provides a higher sensitivity than the OHI-S in measuring the effectiveness of approximal cleansing aids, such as dental floss.
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