Jensen Olga, Moberg Sköld Ulla, Birkhed Dowen, Gabre Pia
Public Dental Service, Västra Götaland Region , Stenungsund , Sweden.
Acta Odontol Scand. 2015 Jan;73(1):48-56. doi: 10.3109/00016357.2014.949847. Epub 2014 Sep 3.
The aim of the study was to investigate the possibility of increasing knowledge about the caries-reducing effects of fluoride (F) toothpaste and to increase the use of F toothpaste among older adults through an intervention.
63-67-year-olds in Sweden, who 2 years earlier had answered a questionnaire about their knowledge of F toothpaste, toothbrushing and toothpaste habits and who had shown less favourable habits with regard to toothpaste use, were invited to participate. The 20-min intervention, performed at a Public Dental Clinic, was implemented by a dental hygienist (author OJ) and consisted of individual information and instruction on the use of F toothpaste. The questionnaire was repeated 4 months after the intervention and a population in another city in Sweden served as control.
In the intervention group, 68 individuals responded and 151 in the control group. Knowledge of the benefits of F toothpaste in the intervention group had improved between the times of the first and second questionnaires, but the same effect was also noted in the control group. After the intervention, a clear improvement concerning the use of F toothpaste was reported: the individuals brushed for a longer time, used more toothpaste and used less water during and after brushing. In the control group, there were no changes of habits between the first and second occasions.
Individually-based interventions performed by a dental hygienist had a positive effect on changing the way older adults used F toothpaste.
本研究旨在探讨通过干预措施增加老年人对含氟（F）牙膏防龋效果的了解，并提高F牙膏在老年人中的使用频率的可能性。
邀请瑞典63 - 67岁的老年人参与研究，这些老年人在两年前曾回答过一份关于他们对F牙膏、刷牙及牙膏使用习惯的问卷，且在牙膏使用方面表现出不太良好的习惯。在一家公共牙科诊所进行的20分钟干预由一名口腔保健员（作者OJ）实施，包括关于F牙膏使用的个人信息和指导。干预4个月后重复进行问卷调查，并以瑞典另一个城市的人群作为对照。
干预组有68人回复，对照组有151人回复。干预组在第一次和第二次问卷调查期间对F牙膏益处的了解有所改善，但对照组也出现了同样的效果。干预后，报告显示F牙膏的使用有明显改善：个体刷牙时间更长，使用的牙膏更多，刷牙期间及刷牙后使用的水更少。在对照组中，第一次和第二次调查期间习惯没有变化。
由口腔保健员进行的基于个体的干预对改变老年人使用F牙膏的方式有积极作用。
