Abstract & Overview
The object of the work is the influence of the patients’ dental health literacy on personal oral hygiene. The objective of the work is to analyze the influence of the patient’s dental health literacy on personal dental hygiene. The tasks of the work: 1. To analyze the patients’ literacy on personal dental hygiene, its influence on the actual condition of teeth and gums. 2. To assess the status of the patient’s dental and gum cavity by applying the oral hygiene (OHI), gum bleeding (GBI), plaque on all teeth (O’Laary) index. 3. To assess the changes of the status of the dental and gum cavity after the recommendations of proper personal dental health care by applying the oral hygiene (OHI), gum bleeding (GBI), plaque on all teeth (O’Laary) index. 4. To compare the patient’s dental cavity statuses before and after the recommendations of proper personal oral health care by applying the dental hygiene (OHI), gum bleeding (GBI), plaque on all teeth (O’Laary) index.