Objectives: The present study was designed to grasp the knowledge and practice levels of orthodontic patients on oral hygiene management and to analyze the correlations between such levels and the patients’general characteristics, orthodontic related characteristics. Methods: To achieve such objecti...
Objectives: The present study was designed to grasp the knowledge and practice levels of orthodontic patients on oral hygiene management and to analyze the correlations between such levels and the patients’general characteristics, orthodontic related characteristics. Methods: To achieve such objectives, this study conducted self administered questionnaires on 227 subjects, who were treated using fixed type orthodontic appliances at a total of five dental clinics and dental hospitals located in Ulsan Metropolitan City and Busan Metropolitan City, Republic of Korea, during a period from November 2007 through March 2008. Results: The adults of 19 years or older were significantly higher than the children and youngsters of 18 years or younger in terms of all of the oral health knowledge score(p<0.05) and the practicing rate of oral health management, and the day-to-day average use frequency and knowledge score of oral hygiene articles(p<0.01). Women were higher than men in terms of the day-to-day average use frequency of oral hygiene articles(p<0.01). The longer time is spent for one-time tooth brushing, the more oral hygiene articles were significantly used on the average a day(p<0.05). The group which started orthodontics at the age of 19 years or older was significantly higher than that which started at the age of 18 years or younger, in terms of the oral hygiene knowledge score, the practicing rate of oral hygiene management, and the day-to-day average use frequency and the oral hygiene knowledge score of oral hygiene articles(p<0.01). During an orthodontic period, a person with oral health education was significantly higher than a person without such experience in terms of the practicing rate of oral hygiene management, and the oral hygiene knowledge score of oral hygiene articles(p<0.05). Of oral hygiene articles, an orthodontic toothbrush and an interdental toothbrush accounted for 87.4% and 67% respectively in terms of user rate. Conclusions: Based on these results, it is necessary to prevent oral health problems that may occur during orthodontic treatment, by offering a thorough education and training on orthodontics, especially oral hygiene management to children and youngsters, the group that started orthodontic treatment at the age of 18 years or younger, and the persons who had no experience of oral health education among orthodontic patients.
Objectives: The present study was designed to grasp the knowledge and practice levels of orthodontic patients on oral hygiene management and to analyze the correlations between such levels and the patients’general characteristics, orthodontic related characteristics. Methods: To achieve such objectives, this study conducted self administered questionnaires on 227 subjects, who were treated using fixed type orthodontic appliances at a total of five dental clinics and dental hospitals located in Ulsan Metropolitan City and Busan Metropolitan City, Republic of Korea, during a period from November 2007 through March 2008. Results: The adults of 19 years or older were significantly higher than the children and youngsters of 18 years or younger in terms of all of the oral health knowledge score(p<0.05) and the practicing rate of oral health management, and the day-to-day average use frequency and knowledge score of oral hygiene articles(p<0.01). Women were higher than men in terms of the day-to-day average use frequency of oral hygiene articles(p<0.01). The longer time is spent for one-time tooth brushing, the more oral hygiene articles were significantly used on the average a day(p<0.05). The group which started orthodontics at the age of 19 years or older was significantly higher than that which started at the age of 18 years or younger, in terms of the oral hygiene knowledge score, the practicing rate of oral hygiene management, and the day-to-day average use frequency and the oral hygiene knowledge score of oral hygiene articles(p<0.01). During an orthodontic period, a person with oral health education was significantly higher than a person without such experience in terms of the practicing rate of oral hygiene management, and the oral hygiene knowledge score of oral hygiene articles(p<0.05). Of oral hygiene articles, an orthodontic toothbrush and an interdental toothbrush accounted for 87.4% and 67% respectively in terms of user rate. Conclusions: Based on these results, it is necessary to prevent oral health problems that may occur during orthodontic treatment, by offering a thorough education and training on orthodontics, especially oral hygiene management to children and youngsters, the group that started orthodontic treatment at the age of 18 years or younger, and the persons who had no experience of oral health education among orthodontic patients.
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