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Abstract
This study has been conducted to assess oral hygiene status. Gingival health stautus and oral hygiene habits among school children of both high and low socioeconomic stautas in ismailia City.
A total of 1335 school children aged 11-<14 years attending preparatory schools were included in the study. Children were grouped according to socioeconomic status were assessed using OHI-s and Gingival Index respectively. Oral hygiene habits as brushing requesting frequency, timing of brushing and use of other oral hygiene measures(miswak) were investigated.
The results of this study showed that children of high socioeconomic level had better oral hygiene and gingival health than children of low socioeconomic level. Mean OHI-s and GIscores reached a peak at 13-<14 in boys and 12-<13 in girls.
Girls ifhigh socioeconomic group had better oral hygiene and gingival health than boys, and reverse was found in low socioeconomic group. Children of high socioeconomic level were found to brush their teeth and miswak more frequently than children of low socioeconomic level.
A multivariate study showed that oral hygiene was affected sequentially by following factor; brushing frequency, socioeconomic status and timing of brushing. While gingival health was found to be affected by socioeconomic status, brushing frequency, estimated age, and timing of brushing.