PATTERN AND TECHNIQUES OF TEETH CLEANING AMONG DENTAL PATIENTS ATTENDING MARGALLA INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES, RAWALPINDI

Authors

  • A Razzaq Malik Margalla Institute of Health Sciences, Rawalpindi
  • Muhammad Hashim Margalla Institute of Health Sciences, Rawalpindi
  • Qasim Malik Nishter Institute of Dentistry, Multan
  • Unber Shafiqe Margalla Institute of Health Sciences, Rawalpindi
  • Iman Asghar Baig Margalla Institute of Health Sciences, Rawalpindi

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33279/jkcd.v7i02.421

Keywords:

Brushing, Miswak, Method, Pattern

Abstract

Objective: To find out the pattern and techniques of tooth brushing and to assess the awareness regarding tooth brushing among the people.

Material and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted at Margalla Institute of Health Sciences Rawalpindi using a self-administered questionnaire from September 2016 to Oct 2016 in outpatient department.One hundred patients attending out patient department and completed the questionnaires by themselves under the convenient sampling technique. Patients of all age and gender were interviewed. To improve the validity of patients’ responses, they were interviewed only after their presenting complaint was registered and a referral was made to the required department for further disposal. All patients reporting during this time were included. Data was analyzed with the help of SPSS software 20.

Results: Majority prefers tooth brush for their daily cleaning practice while others, who use chewing stick, do so mainly for the reasons that it is a Prophetic way of cleaning teeth but even then they tend to use toothbrush.

Conclusions: People need to be made aware of the correct brushing timings and that tooth brushes should not be kept in cover, which is a common practice.

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Published

2017-06-30

How to Cite

A Razzaq Malik, Muhammad Hashim, Qasim Malik, Unber Shafiqe, & Iman Asghar Baig. (2017). PATTERN AND TECHNIQUES OF TEETH CLEANING AMONG DENTAL PATIENTS ATTENDING MARGALLA INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES, RAWALPINDI. JOURNAL OF KHYBER COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY, 7(02), 56–59. https://doi.org/10.33279/jkcd.v7i02.421

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 02 (2017): Journal of Khyber College of Dentistry

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Original Article

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