Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T15:30:51Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 IrlaneAF.pdf: 1786526 bytes, checksum: e229c17f4a865ddfd1de9fc3b7071032 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2007-05-18 / The contents introduction concerning the individual health cares reveals important since the school education. In this direction, the present study objectified to know an effect of Oral Health education intervention in the oral hygiene and in the schools children information level, of 4? e 5? basic education years. The study was composed by two groups, chosen of random form: control group (n = 115) and experimental group (n = 132), with 247 public net school children in total sample. The experimental group participated of some educative activities in Oral Health, with biweekly frequency, during the 4 months period, given for a surgeon-dentistry. Both the groups were submitted to a clinical examination for a previous verification of the Plaque Index (PI) and of Loe Silness Gingival Index (GI). A questionnaire with closed questions on Oral Health was applied before and after to verify the school children rightness index. After the intervention, the final data, represented for the PI, GI and Rightness Index verification, has been collected for statistical analyses through the chi-square test to a 95 % of reliable level, using the SPSS 10,0 software. The PI and GI were categorized in high and low on the initials index basis medium; already the Rightness Index was categorized in inadequate (< 50%) and adequate (&#8805; 50%). It was verified that the PI (p = 0,014; IC 0.24-0.86) and the GI (p = 0,013; IC 0,28-0,84) presented differences statistically significant, after the education activities, when compared to with the control, favoring the experimental group. It was verified too the experimental group got greater rightness index, presenting difference highly significant (p<0,0001; IC 3,73-26,81). It was still observed that there was no association between the oral hygiene indicators and the school children information level. Ahead the results, it can been concluded that education activities related in the school routine were capable to give positives effects in the oral hygiene control and in the information level about Oral Health, however, not necessarily, the individual with bigger information is that one who has practiced an oral hygiene more adjusted. One become necessary, however, that the education in Oral Health occurs of permanent and integrated form with others school actors, for the positive effect does not lose the student s life longterm / A introdu??o de conte?dos acerca dos cuidados ? sa?de do indiv?duo mostra-se importante desde a educa??o escolar. Nesse sentido, o presente estudo objetivou conhecer o efeito de uma interven??o de educa??o em Sa?de Bucal na higiene oral e no n?vel de informa??o de escolares, dos 4? e 5? anos do ensino fundamental. O estudo foi composto por dois grupos, selecionados de forma aleat?ria: grupo controle (n=115) e grupo experimental (n=132), com uma amostra total de 247 crian?as de escolas da rede p?blica. O grupo experimental participou de atividades educativas em Sa?de Bucal, com freq??ncia quinzenal, durante o per?odo de 4 meses, ministradas por um cirurgi?o-dentista. Ambos os grupos foram submetidos a um exame cl?nico para uma pr?via verifica??o dos ?ndices de Placa Vis?vel (IPV) e de Sangramento Gengival (ISG). Foi aplicado um question?rio com perguntas fechadas sobre Sa?de Bucal antes e ap?s a interven??o para verificar o ?ndice de Acertos dos escolares. Ap?s a realiza??o das atividades educativas, os dados finais, representados pela verifica??o do IPV, do ISG e do ?ndice de Acertos, foram coletados para an?lise estat?stica atrav?s do teste qui-quadrado a um n?vel de confian?a de 95%, utilizando-se o software SPSS 10.0. O IPV e o ISG foram categorizados em alto e baixo com base na mediana dos ?ndices iniciais; j? o ?ndice de Acertos foi categorizado em inadequado (< 50%) e adequado (&#8805; 50%). Verificou-se que o IPV (p= 0,014; IC 0,24-0,86) e o ISG (p=0,013; IC 0,28-0,87) apresentaram diferen?as estatisticamente significativas, ap?s as atividades educativas, quando comparado ao controle, favorecendo o grupo experimental. Verificou-se tamb?m que o grupo experimental obteve maior ?ndice de acertos, apresentando diferen?a altamente significativa (p<0,0001; IC 3,73-26,81). Observou-se ainda que n?o existiu associa??o entre os indicadores de higiene oral e o n?vel de informa??o dos escolares. Diante dos resultados, pode-se concluir que atividades educativas contextualizadas na rotina escolar de forma cont?nua foram capazes de provocar efeitos positivos na higiene oral e no n?vel de informa??o sobre Sa?de Bucal, embora, n?o necessariamente, o indiv?duo com mais informa??es seja aquele quem tenha praticado uma higiene oral mais adequada. Faz-se necess?rio, entretanto, que a educa??o em Sa?de Bucal ocorra de forma permanente e integrada com outros atores da escola, para que esse efeito positivo n?o se perca ao longo da vida dos escolares