Oral Health Behavior Regarding the Use of Fluoride Toothpaste among Preschool Children

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  • SHIBUYA Rika
    Health Policy Division, Kochi Prefecture
  • OKAZAWA Yui
    Department of Hygiene and Oral Health Science, Tokushima University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
  • HINODE Daisuke
    Department of Hygiene and Oral Health Science, Tokushima University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Dental Hygiene Section, Tokushima University Hospital
  • DOI Tokiko
    Department of Hygiene and Oral Health Science, Tokushima University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
  • NAKAE Hiromi
    Department of Hygiene and Oral Health Science, Tokushima University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
  • TAMATANI Kanako
    Dental Hygiene Section, Tokushima University Hospital
  • YOSHIOKA Masami
    Dental Hygiene Section, Tokushima University Hospital Department of Oral Health Science and Social Welfare, Tokushima University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
  • YONEZU Takahito
    Tokushima Dental Association

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  • 幼児のフッ化物配合歯磨剤利用に関する口腔保健行動
  • ヨウジ ノ フッカブツ ハイゴウ ハミガキザイ リヨウ ニ カンスル コウコウ ホケン コウドウ

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<p>The aim of this study was to investigate the use of fluoride toothpaste and the oral health behavior among preschool children in Tokushima City, Japan. The survey was carried out with a questionnaire administered to parents of 3-6-year-old children. The subjects consisted of 140 children in 2010 and 116 children in 2013. The rates of children who did not use toothpaste in 2010 and 2013 were 27.9 and 12.1%, respectively. Among users of toothpaste, the rate of users of fluoride toothpaste in 2013 was 100%, and the frequency of mouth rinsing after tooth brushing significantly decreased (p<0.05) compared with data in 2010. These results suggest that favorable behavioral changes regarding the use of fluoride toothpaste in preschool children were revealed by the surveys in 2010 and 2013. However, there were some problems regarding how to use fluoride toothpaste, such as frequent rinsing after tooth brushing.</p>

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