Matina V Angelopoulou|Katerina Kavvadia|Constantine Oulis|Christina Reppa
Oral Hygiene Facilitators and Barriers in Greek 10 Years Old Schoolchildren
Marquette University|Marquette University|National and Kapodistrian University of Athens|Marquette University
aim study determine oral hygiene facilitators barriers 10 years old greek children via questionnaire clinical examinationthis crosssectional study 266 10 years old children recruited schools 3 locations greece data collected via questionnaires clinical examination questionnaires referred childrens oral hygiene knowledge behavior attitude well parents oral hygiene behavior educational level children clinically examined two calibrated pediatric dentists using probe artificial light assess dental plaque hygiene indexhi gingivitis simplified gingival indexgis dental caries dmftbascd criteriaregarding oral hygiene knowledge although 80 children literate proper means oral hygiene 5864 brushed teeth twice daily 3684 used dental floss childrens oral hygiene knowledge positively correlated parental brushing frequency 0175 p 005 educational level 0216 p 005 toothpaste use reported 9211 children regarding childrens attitude 6228 concerned whether teeth clean girls showing greater concern boys p 0001 reported beliefs regarding brushing avoidance boredom 8406 low oral health literacy 7391 forgetfulness 5652oral hygiene facilitators found concern clean teeth oral health literacy children parents toothpaste appeal children oral hygiene barriers childrens boredom low oral health literacy forgetfulness low socioeconomic level cite article angelopoulou kavvadia k oulis c reppa c oral hygiene facilitators barriers greek 10 years old schoolchildren int j clin pediatr dent 2015828793