Determination of Oral Hygiene Status (OHI-S) and Dental Health Status (def-t) of Elementary School Age Children in Bandung City

The level of oral hygiene among children can be determined through establishing oral health status characterized by the oral hygiene index (OHI-S) and the number of affected teeth by caries that can be assessed by def-t. This study was to investigate def-t and OHI-S index in school age children in Bandung City. This study was cross sectional with consecutive sample by selecting 211 students of 6-8 years of age from several elementary school in Bandung City. Def-t was evaluated by examining subjects’ scored teeth meanwhile simplified oral hygiene index (OHI-S) was determined by Green–Vermillion. The research results show that 56% respondents are male exhibiting the OHI-S mean of 1,13 with def-t mean of 5,09 meanwhile 44% of the female respondents are having OHI-S mean of 0,99 and def-t mean is 3,70. Male students of elementary school in Bandung City possess moderate oral hygiene status with poor dental health status whereas female students have a moderate oral hygiene status as well as their dental status. Clinical article (J Int Dent Med Res 2019; 12(4): 1447-1451)