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Veerale Panchal1, Deepa Gurunathan1, A K Shanmugaavel1
1Department of Paediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Saveetha Dental College, Saveetha University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Objective:
To assess the dietary and oral hygiene pattern before and after the usage of cariometer app.
Materials And Methods:
Dietary score recorded by cariometer was assessed for 7 days for preschool children in the age group of 2-6 years. The frequency of brushing and mouth rinsing was assessed before and after the usage of app. Paired t-test was conducted to compare the dietary score, brushing frequency, and rinsing frequency pre and post the use of the app.
Results:
There was a significant improvement in the dietary pattern followed by the patients at the day 7 as compared to day 1. About 90% of children brushed twice at day 7 of the use of cariometer. There was a significant increase in the frequency of rinsing after meals at day 7 as compared to day 1 of the use of cariometer.
Conclusion:
There was a significant improvement in the dietary pattern and the oral hygiene habit after the use of app.
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