Toothbrushing ability is related to age in children.
Methods to assess toothbrushing ability vary. The purpose of this study was to determine whether age could be a predictor for toothbrushing ability in children. This study evaluated the brushing patterns of 122 children utilizing the horizontal scrub technique. The results obtained suggest that a child's age is a reasonable predictor for toothbrushing ability.
Department of Pediatric Dentistry, University of Tennessee, Memphis, USA.
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Unkel
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Fenton
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Frere
D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000375:Aging; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D002648:Child; D003773:Dental Plaque / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009048:Motor Skills; D014070:Tooth; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous; D014099:Toothbrushing / Q000379:methods