AN ANALYSIS OF TOOTH CLEANING WITH AFFECTING FACTORS

The study was conducted at a school for Dental Health Hygiene, Quetta Pakistan, providing a source of patients attending specifically for periodontal care and where the format of hygiene instruction and treatment is largely standardized. A questioner was designed to assess: attitudes and beliefs, knowledge of the disease, and reported behavior.Gingival health was measured using gingival index. The patients was stimulated to take action by a cue, bleeding gums. These findings confirm the predictions made in the health belief model. However, none of the factors in the health belief model were significantly associated with the gingival health. The status of the patients indicating other factors was important for patient to clean their teeth effectively.