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  • Title: Effectiveness of a dental preventive program on plaque index results in 8-year-old children of Bergamo, Italy.
    Author: Mazzocchi AR, Moretti R.
    Journal: Community Dent Oral Epidemiol; 1997 Aug; 25(4):332-3. PubMed ID: 9332813.
    Abstract:
    The study presents the results of a preventive program based on a children's book and carried out in the elementary schools of Bergamo, Italy. The book was published to improve 8-year-old schoolchildren's knowledge of primary dentition, dental plaque, nutrition, oral hygiene, fluoride and regular dental visits. The study was experimental. A total of 440 schoolchildren were selected to test the effectiveness of the book. They were divided into four groups: two groups underwent the training program and the other two were control groups. Measurements were made using the Quigley-Hein index before and after the program. A significant difference reduction of the plaque index of -0.6 was observed (P < 0.005).
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