Glavind L, Christensen H, Pedersen E, Rosendahl H, Attström R
J Clin Periodontol. 1985 Jan;12(1):27-34. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-051x.1985.tb01350.x.
The present study evaluates the applicability of delivering oral hygiene instruction to patients in general dental practice by means of self-educational programs. Patients (55) seeking dental treatment in 3 general dental practices in Denmark were divided at random into a conventional professional instruction group (C) in which each individual received personal instruction by the dentist and a self-instruction group (S), in which the patients were given self-educational programs. In order to evaluate the effect of the 2 types of instruction, the presence or absence of dento-gingival plaque and gingival bleeding by probing was recorded prior to the instruction and after 3 and 6 months. The patient of the self-instruction group (S) answered a questionnaire about the treatment 1 week after they had received the self-instruction program. An identical improvement in oral hygiene and gingival health was recorded in both treatment groups after 3 and 6 months. This finding indicates, that the self-educational programs were as effective in changing the oral hygiene habits of the patients as was personal oral hygiene instruction by dental personnel. The answers of the patients to the post-treatment questionnaire reflected a favorable attitude towards the use of self-educational programs.
本研究评估了通过自我教育项目向普通牙科诊所患者提供口腔卫生指导的适用性。在丹麦3家普通牙科诊所寻求牙科治疗的55名患者被随机分为传统专业指导组（C组），该组中每位患者接受牙医的个人指导；以及自我指导组（S组），该组患者被给予自我教育项目。为了评估这两种指导方式的效果，在指导前、指导后3个月和6个月记录牙菌斑和牙龈出血情况（通过探诊）。自我指导组（S组）的患者在接受自我指导项目1周后回答了一份关于治疗的问卷。3个月和6个月后，两个治疗组的口腔卫生和牙龈健康均有相同程度的改善。这一发现表明，自我教育项目在改变患者口腔卫生习惯方面与牙科人员进行的个人口腔卫生指导同样有效。患者对治疗后问卷的回答反映出他们对使用自我教育项目持积极态度。
