Tan H H, Saxton C A
Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 1978 Jul;6(4):172-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.1978.tb01144.x.
This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of a single dental health instruction on gingivitis in an adult population. Ninety-eight army recruits from two military camps were randomly allocated to four groups: a control group, a group that received a professional prophylaxis, a group that received dental health care instruction and a group that had both a prophylaxis and dental health care instruction. Treatment effects were measured 1 week, 1 month and 3 months after the initial examinations. The single prophylaxis resulted in a small temporary improvement. The effect of the single dental health care instruction was also small, but lasted until the end of the trial. A single instruction plus prophylaxis resulted in the clearest improvement, which was still present after 3 months. It can be concluded that any single treatment should at least consist of dental health care instruction plus a prophylaxis.
本研究旨在评估单次口腔健康指导对成年人群牙龈炎的影响。来自两个军营的98名新兵被随机分为四组：对照组、接受专业预防治疗的组、接受口腔健康护理指导的组以及既接受预防治疗又接受口腔健康护理指导的组。在初次检查后1周、1个月和3个月测量治疗效果。单次预防治疗带来了轻微的暂时改善。单次口腔健康护理指导的效果也很微小，但一直持续到试验结束。单次指导加预防治疗带来了最明显的改善，3个月后仍有效果。可以得出结论，任何单一治疗至少应包括口腔健康护理指导加预防治疗。
