title: [The effect of teeth brushing education on oral health of school children].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Yangpu Dental Clinic, Shanghai 200090, China. jph3172000@yahoo.com.cn
authors.forename: Pei-hong
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Ji
authors.forename: Quan-lin
authors.initials: QL
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Zhong
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Lu
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D009909:Oral Health / Q000193:education*; D010512:Periodontal Index; D015995:Prevalence; D012574:Schools; D014099:Toothbrushing