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Oral Hygiene and Oral Health
Knowledge among 12-15 Year-Old
School children in Al-Karak - Jordan
Dr. Mohammad Al-Qudah*, Dr. Hazim khraisat
* BDS, 2001/ Jordanian Board Periodontics,
2008/ Specialist Periodontist /Princess Haya
Military Hospital (Jordan)
mohdsalam97@yahoo.com
Objectives: To evaluate oral hygiene and
gingival status among 12-15 year old
schoolchildren in Al karak governorate/
Southern Jordan.
Methods: A cross sectional study was
conducted among 730 pupils in the 12-15
year old age group.
Of those, 263 (36%) were males and
467 (64%) females in their Sixth,
Seventh, Eighth as well as Ninth grades.
All participants were examined for oral
hygiene and gingival condition, using the
Silness and Löe Plaque Index (PI), and the
Löe and Silness Gingival Index (GI).
Results: The mean Plaque Index for the
total study group was 1.33. For males,
the mean Plaque Index was 1.38 while for
females it was 1.30. The difference was
statistically non-significant, (p=0.126). The
mean Gingival Index for the total study
group was 1.40. While males scored1.55
mean Gingival Index, females scored 1.32.
The difference was statistically significant
(p