@article{Matthews-Brzozowska_Sikorska_Cieślik_Głowacka_Matthews-Kozanecka_2016, title={Evaluation of oral hygiene in school children from the eastern region of Wielkopolska}, volume={85}, url={https://jms.ump.edu.pl/index.php/JMS/article/view/185}, DOI={10.20883/jms.2016.185}, abstractNote={Aim. The aim of the study was to assess oral health in school-age children on the basis of subjective and objective judgement, based on selected indicators.<br />Material and Methods. The study included students aged 10–13 years of primary and junior-high schools in the Mid Eastern region of Wielkopolska. Oral hygiene assessment was based on a prepared subjective questionnaireas well as on the basis of indicators: API P1.I, GI, including the sex of children.<br />Results. Of the 161 children of school age, most of them, as many as 145 showed attention to oral health, brushing teeth twice a day; some of them apply additional measures for oral hygiene – 39 children. In both sexes there were no deviations indicators examined. Between gender showed no difference, as confirmed statistically.<br />Conclusions. Oral hygiene in children with high health awareness rated positively, it should be emphasized that despite noninvasiveness the research group of respondents accounted for a small percentage of the children invited to the study, which points the need to undertake educational activities on a larger scale.}, number={4}, journal={Journal of Medical Science}, author={Matthews-Brzozowska, Teresa and Sikorska, Agnieszka and Cieślik, Kornela and Głowacka, Arleta and Matthews-Kozanecka, Maja}, year={2016}, month={Dec.}, pages={294–297} }