Increased Knowledge Improve Oral Hygiene In Patients With Gingivitis

This session comprised of a condensed version of motivational interviewing and a periodontal education view/point. First, patients were analysed in terms of expectations from periodontal treatment/oral hygiene practice, knowledge about periodontal diseases and its consequences, daily oral hygiene routine, awareness of the current periodontal status and the main reasons for not doing proper brushing and interproximal cleaning. The same researcher who did not included in the clinic process informed the patients about how periodontal diseases develops, its aetiology, symptoms, consequences and the relationship with the important systemic disorders verbally and via brochure as well. The importance of the patients' own efforts about daily cleaning of the mouth were emphasized. Finally oral hygiene instructions, including brushing and flossing, were demonstrated to each patient after nonsurgical periodontal treatment.

Standard oral hygiene instructions, including brushing and flossing, were demonstrated to each patient after nonsurgical periodontal treatment.