The purpose of this study was to examine whether oral health education would bring about any changes to PHP index and whether xylitol-containing products on the market would have any effect on the decrease of S. mutans. As for the relationship between...
The purpose of this study was to examine whether oral health education would bring about any changes to PHP index and whether xylitol-containing products on the market would have any effect on the decrease of S. mutans. As for the relationship between general characteristics and PHP index, the male students showed a greater decrease than the female students. After the oral
7)health education was offered, there was a significant decrease in PHP index, and no significant differences were found in S. mutans. In contrast, the group that received oral health education and took in xylitol at the same time showed a more marked decrease in PHP index and S.
mutans than the other group that just received oral health education.The findings of the study confirmed that oral health education served to decrease PHP index, and that the intake of xylitol was effective at dental plague accumulation and lessen S. mutans.