Bio ARIYA
Bio ARIYA
Bio ARIYA
By:
S.ARIYA CHANDRAN
Kendriya vidyalaya
Thanjavur
Date:
INDEX
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
All patients who fall in the age group of 14-18 years were considered as
potential participants for the study. Convenience sample of adolescent
patients were chosen from family and friends group. The questionnaire
was distributed in an anonymous format, and it was administered
online through Google Forms platform. The questionnaire began with a
brief explanation of the study's purposes and asked respondents to
answer as sincerely as possible. Complete was guaranteed to all
patients (No names or mail IDs were collected. The questionnaire is
attached in the end of the report. Total responses received were 51.
Snapshot of the responses screen of Google form attached below
Descriptive statistics like bar chart, pie chart were used to analyse and
understand the survey. The question wise result has been provided
below with its respective charts.
RESULTS
Oral health care practices and attitudes are not fully explained by
knowledge, and other models of health education need to be
considered. Despite the limited number of patients interviewed, the
present study produced some significant findings on oral hygiene
behavior both at home and at the dental office. Most respondents
claimed that they had their first visit to the dentist when aged between
5 and 9 years, which, according to the literature, seems to be too late.
The majority of teenagers state tooth brushing as their only oral
hygiene habit and therefore do not use any other oral hygiene item at
home. Only a small percentage floss daily.
REFERENCES
1. Article by Sbricoli, L.; Bernardi, L.; Ezeddine, F., Bacci, C.; Di Fiore, A.
Oral Hygiene in Adolescence: A Questionnaire-Based Study. Int. J.
Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 7381.
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19127381
2. https://www.mchoralhealth.org/PDFs/resguideschooloh.pdf