Analysis Of The Oral Health Situation And Behavior Of Pupils In Taiyuan City

Object: find out the oral health situation and oral hygiene behavior of pupils in Taiyuan City in order to provide reference for the education of oral health to them.Method: conduct an investigation by questionnaire in 3132 pupils from 4 representative urban and suburb middle schools.Result: the proportion of dental caries incidence, DMF, maxillofacial deformities & their obstruction, and vertical brush of girls is higher than that of boys, while that of periodontal disease, parulis, and dental calculus & deposit of boys is obviously higher than that of girls. The proportion of dental caries incidence, DMF, caries filling, age of first brush, and obstruction of maxillofacial deformities of urban pupils is higher than that of suburban pupils, while that of periodontal disease of suburban pupils is higher than that of urban pupils. The proportion of periodontal disease, parulis, dental calculus, and maxillofacial deformities is rising and that of dental deposit and choice of F toothpaste is falling as pupils go on to higher grade.Conclusion: Nowadays pupils have little knowledge about oral hygiene and many habits which are harmful to oral hygiene. Therefore, a great deal of publicity should be given to the pupils so as to make them know more oral hygiene and form healthy attitude and fine habits and contribute to their healthy growth and eventually quality improvement of the whole nation.