title: Effectiveness of a dental preventive program on plaque index results in 8-year-old children of Bergamo, Italy.
abstract: The study presents the results of a preventive program based on a children's book and carried out in the elementary schools of Bergamo, Italy. The book was published to improve 8-year-old schoolchildren's knowledge of primary dentition, dental plaque, nutrition, oral hygiene, fluoride and regular dental visits. The study was experimental. A total of 440 schoolchildren were selected to test the effectiveness of the book. They were divided into four groups: two groups underwent the training program and the other two were control groups. Measurements were made using the Quigley-Hein index before and after the program. A significant difference reduction of the plaque index of -0.6 was observed (P < 0.005).
authors.affiliation: Associazione Italiana Sviluppo Prevenzione Orale, Bergamo, Italy. mazzocc@uninetcom.it
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Mazzocchi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Moretti
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health; D001877:Books; D002327:Cariostatic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D002664:Child Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D019140:Dental Care for Children; D003773:Dental Plaque / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003774:Dental Plaque Index; D005260:Female; D005459:Fluorides / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006267:Health Education, Dental; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D009910:Oral Hygiene; D011313:Preventive Dentistry; D012571:School Dentistry; D013663:Teaching; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous
chemical_list: D002327:Cariostatic Agents; D005459:Fluorides