Assessment of patient hygiene performance index in concordance with postoperative scaling/root planing oral hygiene instructions Sarojini K1, Malaiappan Sankari2,* 1Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences [SIMATS], Saveetha University, Chennai - 600077 2Professor, Department of Periodontics, Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences [SIMATS], Saveetha University, Chennai - 600077 *Corresponding Author E-mail: sdc@saveetha.com, sankari@saveetha.com
Online Published on 13 October, 2023. Abstract Aim To assess the impact of oral hygiene instructions on the periodontal health of the patients by estimating patient hygiene performance index after scaling/ root planing. Materials and Methods The study included 60 patients and was conducted over a private university setting. They were divided into three equal groups of 20 patients. Group-I included patients to whom oral hygiene instructions were not given, Group-II includes patients to whom instructions given through individual sessions, Group- III include patients to whom oral hygiene instructions given in group sessions. Patients were recalled after 15 days to assess the oral hygiene by calculating patient hygiene performance index. Results Results of our study suggested that oral hygiene instructions given in individual sessions have shown a significant improvement in comparison to the other two groups. The mean PHP index score for a group with individual oral hygiene instructions baseline score is 3.03. The mean PHP index score for a group with individual oral hygiene instructions after 15 days is 1.21 which implies good oral hygiene status. Conclusion From the above study, it can be concluded that providing oral hygiene instructions have a significant effect on maintaining periodontal health. The method of communicating oral hygiene instructions to the patient is proportional to good oral hygiene. Top Keywords Oral hygiene, Novel method, Oral hygiene status, Patient hygiene performance index, Non surgical therapy, Patient complaints. Top |