Halonen Heidi, Pesonen Paula, Seppä Liisa, Peltonen Eija, Tjäderhane Leo, Anttonen Vuokko
Faculty of Medicine, University of Oulu, 90014 Oulu, Finland.
Int J Dent. 2013;2013:485741. doi: 10.1155/2013/485741. Epub 2013 Nov 12.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of a school-based intervention project conducted in a mid-sized Finnish city, Laukaa on schoolchildren's oral health behavior. Material and Methods. In the intervention, all children received dental education and some of the 7-12-year-old schoolchildren received individual tooth brushing instructions by a dental nurse in 2009-2010. Parents were present at the instruction sessions. In 2009 and 2010, all the children answered a questionnaire or an oral hygienist on their oral health behavior without identification. Results. Tooth brushing frequency increased significantly among the schoolchildren between the years 2009 (61.2%) and 2010 (65%) (P < 0.05); more so among younger children (7-10-year-olds) compared to the older ones (11-12-year-olds). The 2010 results showed a slight trend of decreasing tooth brushing frequency by age both among girls and boys. Younger children got significantly more often parental help or reminding. The girls brushed their teeth significantly more frequently (71.9%) than boys (57.0%). Conclusions. Our findings indicate that oral health intervention can be beneficial on health behavior especially for children at low grades. All children, 11 to 12 years of age, especially boys, need continuous health promotion.
本研究旨在评估在芬兰中部城市劳卡开展的一项以学校为基础的干预项目对学童口腔健康行为的影响。材料与方法。在干预过程中，所有儿童都接受了牙科教育，2009 - 2010年期间，部分7至12岁的学童还接受了牙科护士的个人刷牙指导。指导课程有家长在场。2009年和2010年，所有儿童在不记名的情况下回答了一份关于其口腔健康行为的问卷或接受了口腔保健员的询问。结果。2009年（61.2%）至2010年（65%）期间，学童的刷牙频率显著增加（P < 0.05）；与年龄较大的儿童（11 - 12岁）相比，年龄较小的儿童（7 - 10岁）增加得更多。2010年的结果显示，无论男孩还是女孩，刷牙频率都有随年龄增长而略有下降的趋势。年龄较小的儿童得到父母帮助或提醒的情况明显更多。女孩刷牙频率（71.9%）显著高于男孩（57.0%）。结论。我们的研究结果表明，口腔健康干预对健康行为可能有益，尤其是对低年级儿童。所有11至12岁的儿童，尤其是男孩，需要持续的健康促进。
