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Knowledge and awareness on tooth brush and its replacement among dental students
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SABARITHA.A , ARCHANA SANTHANAM, SRIDEVI.G
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Introduction: Toothbrushes play an important role in oral hygiene and are widely used by everybody . Toothbrush should be renewed every 2 to 8 months. The main complaint of toothbrushes are the microorganisms can be contaminated if not cleaned properly. Proper maintenance of toothbrushes is very important for oral hygiene.
Aim: The aim of this study is to analyse the knowledge and awareness of tooth brush and it’s replacement among dental students.
Materials and Methods: A cross sectional survey was conducted in the month of March to April 2020 among 180 dental students through a self administrated questionnaire through an online survey link (I.e.) google forms . The responses were collected and statistically analysed. Chi square test was used to analyze and compare the education level of students and their knowledge on toothbrushes and it’s replacement . The confidence level was 95% and of statistical significance P< 0.05. The method of representation of data used here is bar charts.
Results: 91.2% of the dental students were aware of knowledge on toothbrushes and 76% of the dental students advised the patient regarding tooth brush storage and disinfection.
Conclusion: Majority of the undergraduate dental students had moderate knowledge on toothbrushes and it’s replacement.
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Toothbrush; oral hygiene; dental plaque; knowledge.
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https://doi.org/10.31838/ijpr/2020.SP2.404
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