Periodontal Conditions of High School Students in Kagoshima: A Longitudinal Study-The Evaluation of Periodontal Status, Intervention Protocol, and Appropriate Clinical Periodontal Parameters-

Relationship between self‐assessment and clinical evaluation of dental plaque and gingival condition in Japanese adolescents

“…It is important for people to receive oral health instruction from professionals and maintain good dental plaque level with an appropriate tooth brushing technique to control periodontal disease . However, oral health behaviour changes in people who lack an understanding of their oral health are difficult to achieve, even if they receive advice from professionals .…”

“…25 It is important for people to receive oral health instruction from professionals and maintain good dental plaque level with an appropriate tooth brushing technique to control periodontal disease. 14,[28][29][30][31] However, oral health behaviour changes in people who lack an understanding of their oral health are difficult to achieve, even if they receive advice from professionals. 32 When they observe their oral health status, people need to recognize their oral health-for example dental plaque and gingival condition-accurately in order to take desirable oral health actions.…”