PMID- 19408821
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20090804
LR  - 20210227
IS  - 1602-1622 (Print)
IS  - 1602-1622 (Linking)
VI  - 7
IP  - 1
DP  - 2009
TI  - Individual versus group oral hygiene instruction for adults.
PG  - 93-9
AB  - PURPOSE: The objective of this study was to assess the practicability and 
      effectiveness of group oral hygiene instruction for adults in comparison with 
      individual oral hygiene instruction. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 104 male 
      subjects aged 18 to 54 (mean age: 29.7) years were randomly assigned to one of 
      four groups: group A was given individual oral hygiene instruction; group B was 
      given group oral hygiene instruction; group C was given a combination of 
      individual and group oral hygiene instructions; and group D received no oral 
      hygiene instruction (the control group). The success of each form of instruction 
      was evaluated on the basis of four parameters: (1) the Quigley-Hein plaque index 
      (QHI), (2) the approximal plaque index (API), (3) a modified sulcus bleeding 
      index (SBI) and (4) the community periodontal index of treatment needs (CPITN). 
      All participants had professional tooth cleaning at the end of the baseline 
      examination. The final examinations were conducted 13 weeks later. RESULTS: All 
      subjects showed a poor oral health status at the beginning of the study, and the 
      mean QHI score was 2.2. In addition, 92% of all subjects had an API score of more 
      than 70%. Moderate-to-severe gingival inflammation (modified SBI) was observed in 
      67.3% of the subjects. CPITN scores of 2 or 3 were calculated for 82% of all 
      sextants. At the end of the study, all groups showed a significant improvement in 
      their oral health status and periodontal parameters (P < 0.0001). The majority of 
      the subjects achieved an API score between 25% and 70%, and they had a mean QHI 
      score of 1.2. A CPITN score of 0 or 1 was recorded for most sextants (62%). There 
      was no significant difference between the various groups. CONCLUSIONS: This study 
      demonstrated that group oral hygiene instruction and conventional individual 
      instruction have similar beneficial effects in adults.
FAU - Ziebolz, Dirk
AU  - Ziebolz D
AD  - Department of Operative Dentistry, Preventive Dentistry and Periodontology, 
      University of Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany. dirk.ziebolz@med.uni-goettingen.de
FAU - Herz, Alexander
AU  - Herz A
FAU - Brunner, Edgar
AU  - Brunner E
FAU - Hornecker, Else
AU  - Hornecker E
FAU - Mausberg, Rainer F
AU  - Mausberg RF
LA  - eng
PT  - Comparative Study
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Randomized Controlled Trial
PL  - Germany
TA  - Oral Health Prev Dent
JT  - Oral health & preventive dentistry
JID - 101167768
SB  - IM
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Adult
MH  - Dental Plaque/classification
MH  - Dental Plaque Index
MH  - Dental Prophylaxis
MH  - Follow-Up Studies
MH  - Gingival Hemorrhage/classification
MH  - Gingivitis/classification
MH  - Health Education, Dental/*methods
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Oral Health
MH  - *Oral Hygiene
MH  - Patient Education as Topic/*methods
MH  - Periodontal Index
MH  - Young Adult
EDAT- 2009/05/05 09:00
MHDA- 2009/08/06 09:00
CRDT- 2009/05/05 09:00
PHST- 2009/05/05 09:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2009/05/05 09:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2009/08/06 09:00 [medline]
AID - 841628 [pii]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Oral Health Prev Dent. 2009;7(1):93-9.