Effects of QCC on improving the compliance of tooth brushing in adolescent patients with orthodontic treatment of fixed appliance

VernacularTitle:品管圈提高青少年固定正畸患者刷牙依从性的效果
Author: Jianfeng ZHANG ¹ ; Zhiju LI ; Xing WANG ; Yu DU ; Fangyun WANG
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1. 230001 安徽医科大学合肥口腔临床学院合肥市口腔医院
Keywords: Quality control circle; Orthodontic treatment; Youngsters; Oral hygiene; Compliance
From: Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2015;(36):4388-4390
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To explore the methodology and effects of quality control circle ( QCC ) on improving the compliance of tooth brushing in adolescent patients with orthodontic treatment of fixed appliance. Methods A QCC activity conducted from February to August in 2014, focused on improving the compliance of tooth brushing in adolescent patients with orthodontic treatment of fixed appliance. The study investigated 90 participants and compared their compliance of tooth brushing, plaque index ( PLI) and gingival index ( GI) before and after QCC. Results After the activity, the score of tooth brushing compliance was (10. 68 ± 2. 78), PLI (1. 29 ± 0. 41) and GI (0. 86 ± 0. 37). All the assessment indexes and the comprehensive quality were significantly improved after QCC (P<0. 05). Conclusions QCC is efficient to promote the compliance of tooth brushing and oral hygiene, and to improve the comprehensive ability of adolescent patients with orthodontic treatment of fixed appliance.