Effects of an Educational Comic Book on Knowledge Related to the Safe Use of Fluoride Toothpaste in Children
| Title: | Effects of an Educational Comic Book on Knowledge Related to the Safe Use of Fluoride Toothpaste in Children |
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| Authors: | Henrique Cesar de Souza Perez, Luciane Zanin de Souza, Flávia Martão Flório |
| Source: | Pesquisa Brasileira em Odontopediatria e Clínica Integrada, Vol 25 (2025) |
| Publisher Information: | Association of Support to Oral Health Research (APESB), 2025. |
| Publication Year: | 2025 |
| Collection: | LCC:Dentistry |
| Subject Terms: | Fluorine, Dentifrices, Fluorosis, Dental, Graphic Novel, Health Education, Dentistry, RK1-715 |
| More Details: | Objective: To evaluate the effect of an educational comic book on indirectly supervised tooth brushing practices in early childhood education. Material and Methods: This is a quantitative action research aimed at evaluating the effect of a comic book on the necessary knowledge for indirectly supervised tooth brushing practices in early childhood education. Thirty-eight teachers from three daycare centers in the city of Porto Real, Brazil, participated in the year 2021, being carried out in three stages: 1: teachers answered a questionnaire for the identification of their sociodemographic and professional profile, in addition to prior knowledge about oral health. They also sent a photo of the toothbrush after applying the amount of toothpaste they used during the indirect supervised tooth brushing at the daycare center; 2: reception and 30 days to read the comic book; 3: answer to a new instrument on knowledge about oral health. Sending a new photo of the toothbrush with the toothpaste. Results: The amount of paste applied to toothbrushes decreased after reading the comic book from 58.1% to 27.8% of tufts, on average (p |
| Document Type: | article |
| File Description: | electronic resource |
| Language: | English Portuguese |
| ISSN: | 1519-0501 1983-4632 |
| Relation: | https://revista.uepb.edu.br/PBOCI/article/view/4294; https://doaj.org/toc/1519-0501; https://doaj.org/toc/1983-4632 |
| Access URL: | https://doaj.org/article/43bc708064ff455d80fc005626f7fdab |
| Accession Number: | edsdoj.43bc708064ff455d80fc005626f7fdab |
| Database: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
| ISSN: | 15190501 19834632 |
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| Published in: | Pesquisa Brasileira em Odontopediatria e Clínica Integrada |
| Language: | English Portuguese |