ABSTRACT

Periodontal disease has become a major public health problem in India and also in the developing countries of the world. The aim of the present study is to analyse the awareness of dental flossing technique among dental trainees and practitioners in India. This is a questionnaire based study conducted in a private dental college in Chennai circulated to the 50 dental trainees, knowledge and attitude related questions. The responses are collected and the data is tabulated. The results are analysed using the SPSS tool for descriptive and association analysis. About 27% of the people reported they were aware of dental floss. 30% of the people reported that the dental floss can remove the gingival inflammation. 15% of the people reported that dental floss can injure our Interdental gingiva. 13% of the people say that dental floss is necessary to our daily routine. Majority of the females (20%) agree that routine dental flossing is necessary. Pearson chi square value = 17.016 p value = 0.001 (<0.05), which is statistically significant. Hence there is a significant difference in the responses between the gender regarding the statement routine dental flossing is necessary. The findings of the current survey suggests that the awareness of dental flossing among dental trainees was moderate. Key words: Dental Floss; oral health ; awareness; oral hygiene
Publication date: 01/08/2021

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https://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2021/10.8.1031