Introduction: Dental plaque is an example of microbial biofilm with a diverse microbial composition.
Aim: The aim of this article is to assess the initial oral hygiene in children aged 6 and compare it with their oral hygiene status after performing individual oral hygiene with Dr. Barman,s toothbrushes compared to ordinary toothbrushes and fluoride toothpastes dosed in accordance with the age of the children.
Materials and Methods: The study included 200 children at the age of 6. The level of oral hygiene, Oral-Hygiene Indexes, OHI-S Greene & Vermillion, and I. Silness, H. Loe (1967) were used to establish Oral Hygiene status. The study was conducted in the Faculty of Dental Medicine of the Medical University of Varna. The study period was 2016-2017. A prevention program is being developed.
Results: The comparison of oral prophylaxis scores of 0.98 to 0.79 showed that conventional toothbrushes had better results in the study group compared to Dr. Barman`s. The reduction in OHI-S for 6-year-old chil-dren was found to be between 1.22 and 0.43 for the Dr. Barman`s toothbrush group. In children in the 6-year-old control group, OHI-S decreased from 1.68 to 0.69.
Conclusion: 1. In the control group of children aged 6, using conventional teeth brushes and toothpastes containing fluoride amount of 1450 ppm F, participants were assessed with better hygiene scores than the experimental group. 2. In children with high risk of caries, the prophylactic program should also be optimized for the diet. 3. Higher removal efficiency of plaque biofilm after individual oral hygiene was shown by conventional brushes followed by high performance brushes of Dr. Barman,s.
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