Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) / This investigation examined the relationship between oral hygiene
scores and visual motor integration scores (developmental age) in five- to
eleven-year-old children. A total of 128 subjects were given the
Beery test of visual motor integration to determine their developmental
age. A pre- and post-brushing plaque score was obtained as a measure
of each subject's oral hygiene ability. Statistical analysis of the
data revealed that chronological age was not a statistically significant
predictor of oral hygiene ability, while developmental age as determined
by the Beery test was found to be a statistically significant predictor
of oral hygiene ability (p < .006).
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:IUPUI/oai:scholarworks.iupui.edu:1805/3542 |
| Date | January 1984 |
| Creators | Preisch, James William |
| Contributors | Jones, James E. (James Earl), 1950-, Smith, Ernest, Englander, Meryl E., Barton, Paul, Klein, Arthur Irving, 1922-2004 |
| Source Sets | Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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