J Dent Hyg Sci.  2017 Apr;17(2):87-98. 10.17135/jdhs.2017.17.2.87.

Reviews of Literature on Dental Plaque Control and Oral Hygiene Education in Korea

• Choi MS
• Kim DK

• KMID: 2379839
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.17135/jdhs.2017.17.2.87

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to understand the effectiveness of oral health education (OHE) or oral hygiene instruction (OHI) involving professional plaque control/removal, as compared to conventional plaque control/removal. By means of a systematic review of the literature, in the review of literature by using systematic method, Korean articles of plaque control including OHE or OHI, were studied in order to analyze and conclude the literature to enhance oral health. We found that self and professional plaque control/removal, in addition to tooth brushing instructions, decreased incidence and prevalence of loss of teeth. Taken together, professional mechanical plaque removals were most effective 4~5 visits every 1~2 weeks. Use of disclosing agent was more effective than oral education or model education. In line with oral hygiene education, professional brushing, oral prophylaxis, scaling and root planing, it was advisable to repeat the training according to the characteristics of the patient. Routine OHE or OHI would be help to increase to oral health. For a quality of life related oral health, reliability and validity of data are needed to develop and its data should be applied to dental health insurance policy.

Keyword

Dental plaque; Oral health education; Oral hygiene instruction; Tooth brushing

MeSH Terms

Dental Plaque*
Education*
Education, Professional
Humans
Incidence
Insurance, Health
Korea*
Methods
Oral Health
Oral Hygiene*
Prevalence
Quality of Life
Reproducibility of Results
Root Planing
Tooth