[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.
Ji
Pei-hong
PH
Yangpu Dental Clinic, Shanghai 200090, China. jph3172000@yahoo.com.cn
Xu
Quan-lin
QL
Lu
Zhong
Z
D002648:Child; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D009909:Oral Health / Q000193:education*; D010512:Periodontal Index; D015995:Prevalence; D012574:Schools; D014099:Toothbrushing