TY - JOUR
T1 - Effect of an oral health education program based on the use of quantitative light-induced fluorescence technology in Uzbekistan adolescents
AU - Khudanov, Bakhtinur
AU - Jung, Hoi In
AU - Kahharova, Dono
AU - Lee, Jeong Woo
AU - Hamidov, Ilhom
AU - Lee, Eun Song
AU - Kim, Baek Il
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 Elsevier B.V.
PY - 2018/3
Y1 - 2018/3
N2 - Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine whether an oral health education program using a Qscan device based on quantitative light-induced fluorescence (QLF) technology could improve the oral hygiene status and oral health literacy of adolescents. Materials and methods: One hundred adolescents aged 14–16 years attending a school in Tashkent city were included in this study. The participants were assigned to the following two groups using permuted block randomization technique: (i) control group (traditional learning) and (ii) experimental group (Qscan device-based learning). The participants included in the experimental group received additional education and training on dental plaque removal using the Qscan device. The accumulated levels of plaque were assessed in all participants, who also completed questionnaires about their oral health status, oral health knowledge, attitude, and behavior during an 8-week period. Results: There were statistically significant improvements in the experimental group compared to the control group in the plaque index (0.46 vs 0.07, p <.05), oral health knowledge (19.4 vs 28.8, p <.05), attitude (16.7 vs 20.2, p <.05), and behavior (19.9 vs 30.5, p <.05). Conclusions: This study has demonstrated that an oral health education program based on the use of QLF technology could be useful for improving the oral hygiene status and oral health literacy of adolescents in Uzbekistan.
AB - Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine whether an oral health education program using a Qscan device based on quantitative light-induced fluorescence (QLF) technology could improve the oral hygiene status and oral health literacy of adolescents. Materials and methods: One hundred adolescents aged 14–16 years attending a school in Tashkent city were included in this study. The participants were assigned to the following two groups using permuted block randomization technique: (i) control group (traditional learning) and (ii) experimental group (Qscan device-based learning). The participants included in the experimental group received additional education and training on dental plaque removal using the Qscan device. The accumulated levels of plaque were assessed in all participants, who also completed questionnaires about their oral health status, oral health knowledge, attitude, and behavior during an 8-week period. Results: There were statistically significant improvements in the experimental group compared to the control group in the plaque index (0.46 vs 0.07, p <.05), oral health knowledge (19.4 vs 28.8, p <.05), attitude (16.7 vs 20.2, p <.05), and behavior (19.9 vs 30.5, p <.05). Conclusions: This study has demonstrated that an oral health education program based on the use of QLF technology could be useful for improving the oral hygiene status and oral health literacy of adolescents in Uzbekistan.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2018.01.012
DO - 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2018.01.012
M3 - Article
C2 - 29378255
AN - SCOPUS:85042278293
SN - 1572-1000
VL - 21
SP - 379
EP - 384
JO - Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy
JF - Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy
ER -