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TOOTH BRUSHING TECHNIQUES

2018; INDEPENDENT MEDICAL COLLEGE, FAISALABAD; Volume: 25; Issue: 01 Linguagem: Inglês

10.29309/tpmj/18.4429

2071-7733

Muhammad Ilyas, Sobia Ashraf, Hamza Jamil,

Dental Health and Care Utilization

Objective: This study is performed to ascertain the efficacy of “horizontal scrub”Fones method and “modified bass” brushing techniques. Method: A group of 150 schoolchildren of age 8-11 years were randomly selected in different schools of Gojra city. Threegroups of schoolchildren were made by random selection and children of each group weredemonstrated by one of the three techniques. Group 1(Fones method). Group 2(modifiedBass). Group 3(Horizontal scrub). All the kids under this study were reexamined after two daysand re-assess the plaque index and to obtain follow-up data. Result: The result concluded bystatistical analysis and intergroup comparison also concluded by using ANOVA test. Reductionin plaque score was assessed and compared with each other. Conclusion: Modified Bass wasfound most effective in the reduction of plaque score, horizontal scrub was the second effectivetechnique and least one was Fones.