Impact of Oral Health Educational Intervention for Reduction in New Lesions of Dental Caries: Cross Sectional Study
Faisal Izhar, M. Saleem Rana, Maha Tanvir, Shafia Hasan, Muhammad Azizullah, Asif Hanif, Ayyaz Ali Khan, Talha Laique
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ABSTRACT
Oral health in the nation’s evolution, especially in this
globalization, an absence of illness in
the population plays a key role for a fecund and well established society.
Purpose: To see the impact of oral health
education intervention to improve oral health practices along-with formation of
new carious lesions after oral health education after 3 months of intervention.
Study Design: Cross sectional study.
Methodology: Children (n=383) were
included in present study through non-probability,
convenient sampling technique. Children who fulfilled the
inclusion criteria were examined with the examination tools on the dental unit
office in the RHC for caries risk using a pre-validated caries risk assessment
checklist and dental caries detection form.
Statistical analysis: Data analyzed by SPSS 21.0v.
Results: Majority of
respondents (383) 100% didn’t have access to fluoridated water supply. Only
23.5% of the respondents have literate parent’s majority of them (76.5%) have
illiterate parents. All the respondents 100% were at moderate risk. In
comparison of risk associated with teeth missing due to caries in past 36
months, the respondents at low risk were 63.2%, High risk were 25.3% and
moderate risk were 11.5%.
Conclusion: This study concluded
that intervention of oral hygiene instruction has
produced significant results in motivating people for cleaning teeth regularly
and avoiding the use of sugary foods and beverages to maintain their oral and
general health. The study has interventions of tooth brush with paste and oral
hygiene instruction for motivating and treating people. Key Words: Early Childhood Caries, Risk Assessment, Health
Education and Oral Hygiene.