Autopercepção visual e tátil como método de educação em saúde bucal : Visual and tactile self-perception as an oral health education method

Maria Clara Barucci  Araujo; Clodoaldo Penha  Antoniassi; Maria Luiza Barucci Araujo  Pires; Tânia Harumi  Uchida; Luíza Sant'Anna Correa de  Toledo; Mitsue  Fujimaki

doi:10.17765/2176-9206.2025v18e12895

Authors

Maria Clara Barucci Araujo State University of Maringá https://orcid.org/0009-0004-9957-3745
Clodoaldo Penha Antoniassi State University of Maringá https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9974-6088
Maria Luiza Barucci Araujo Pires Paulista State University "Julio de Mesquita Filho" https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9728-7076
Tânia Harumi Uchida State University of Maringá https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8170-1092
Luíza Sant'Anna Correa de Toledo State University of Maringá https://orcid.org/0009-0008-4519-9363
Mitsue Fujimaki State University of Maringá https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7824-3868

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17765/2176-9206.2025v18e12895

Keywords:

Dental Caries, Dental Plaque, Oral Health

Abstract

The aim of this study was to develop and evaluate the effectiveness of an oral health education method using children's self-perception of dental biofilm through tactile and visual senses. An experimental and longitudinal study was carried out, with 13 children aged 8 to 12 years, from two institutions in Maringá/PR, it was conducted in two phases with a 3-month interval, incorporating the following activities: a questionnaire about knowledge of dental caries and hygiene habits, self-assessment of biofilm quantity through images and a tactile sensory panel, biofilm highlighting, oral hygiene instruction, and supervised brushing. There was an improvement in knowledge about dental caries, dental floss usage, an increase in tooth brushing frequency and a reduction in the biofilm index after 3 months. It is concluded that the stimuli contributed to increase oral knowledge and hygiene, as well as a decrease in the plaque index, demonstrating the effectiveness of the oral health education method.

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Author Biographies

Maria Clara Barucci Araujo, State University of Maringá

Dentist at the State University of Maringá (UEM) and Resident in Public and Family Health in Dentistry in the Multiprofessional Residency Program at the State University of Maringá (UEM), Maringá, Paraná, Brazil.

Clodoaldo Penha Antoniassi, State University of Maringá

PhD in Integrated Dentistry, Department of Dentistry, Maringá State University (UEM), Maringá, Paraná, Brazil

Maria Luiza Barucci Araujo Pires, Paulista State University "Julio de Mesquita Filho"

Master and PhD student in Dental Sciences, Araraquara School of Dentistry, São Paulo State University "Júlio de Mesquita Filho" (Unesp), Araraquara, São Paulo, Brazil

Tânia Harumi Uchida, State University of Maringá

PhD, Department of Dentistry, State University of Maringá (UEM), Maringá, Paraná, Brazil.

Luíza Sant'Anna Correa de Toledo , State University of Maringá

Dentist at the State University of Londrina (UEL) and Resident in Public and Family Health in Dentistry in the Multiprofessional Residency Program at the State University of Maringá, Maringá, Paraná, Brazil

Mitsue Fujimaki , State University of Maringá

PhD in Dentistry, in the area of Cariology from the State University of Campinas (2004). Associate Professor of the Department of Dentistry at the State University of Maringá, in the area of Public Health. Maringá, Paraná, Brazil

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