The effect of teeth brushing education on oral health of school children

Objective: To investigate the state of oral health of children after education of teeth-brushing.

Methods: The experimental group included 145 pupils in school after education of teeth-brushing for two years. The control group included the 147 pupils in school without education of teeth-brushing. The prevalence rate of dental caries, caries average, the gingival index and the oral hygiene index-simplified were examined and statistically analyzed by chi(2) test and student's t test.

Results: The indexes of the prevalence rate of dental caries, caries average, GI, OHI-s in the experimental group after teeth brushing education were better than in the control group (P<0.01).

Conclusions: The education of teeth-brushing improves the oral health of children significantly.