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Evaluation of a new method of oral health education in children with cleft lip and palate
- Source :
- Repositório Institucional da USP (Biblioteca Digital da Produção Intelectual), Universidade de São Paulo (USP), instacron:USP
- Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- To evaluate the efficacy of an oral health educational programme in children with cleft lip and palate. The sample comprised 38 children with cleft lip and palate: Group 1—dental prophylaxis; Group 2—education and motivation instructions in oral health and plaque control. Children were evaluated during six appointments, at 30-day intervals. The Patient Hygiene Performance (PHP) index was used to assess plaque control. To evaluate the knowledge on oral health a questionnaire was used. Baseline and 6-month PHP scores were compared through Mann–Whitney and Wilcoxon tests. The questionnaire scores were analysed through t test and paired-t test. Baseline PHP indexes between Groups exhibited no statistically significant differences, while the 6-month PHP indices between Groups showed statistically differences (p
- Subjects :
- Wilcoxon signed-rank test
Cleft Lip
media_common.quotation_subject
Dentistry
Oral Health
Oral health
Plaque control
Statistics, Nonparametric
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Hygiene
Surveys and Questionnaires
FISSURA LÁBIOPALATINA
Humans
Medicine
Dentistry (miscellaneous)
030212 general & internal medicine
Child
media_common
business.industry
Oral health education
030206 dentistry
Cleft Palate
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Health education
business
Subjects
Details
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Repositório Institucional da USP (Biblioteca Digital da Produção Intelectual), Universidade de São Paulo (USP), instacron:USP
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....b67a321e80343a4c40af9212d2a5de8c