Comparative study of the motivation of professionals in instructing rooms and dental chairs

Abstract

Background:The objective of this study was to compare the motivation and oral hygiene instruction conducted in the dental chair compared with that in the instructing room. Materials and Methods: Initially, we selected 34 patients that were divided into two groups of equal numbers. The patients were selected from a specialization course in periodontics and were required to be suffering from gingivitis. Initially, after diagnosis and treatment planning, the patients were treated with periodontal scaling and root planning. At the time of motivation and oral hygiene instruction, the patients were randomly selected. They were taken to the instructing room for oral hygiene or received the same procedures in the dental chair itself. The indicators of periodontal health were visible plaque and gingival bleeding index. There were two tests: An initial test and a second test 1 week later. Data from the two indicators were transformed into percentages and then into arc cosines and were compared (ANOVA, Tukey's test -P < 0.05). Results:The results of the study showed that there were no statistically significant differences between the groups (P > 0.05). Conclusion:In conclusion, motivation and oral hygiene instruction conducted in the dental chair and the instructing room appeared to be similar based on the tests used in this study.