Effect of oral anticipatory guidance on oral health and oral hygiene practices in preschool children
Débora Conçalves Farias, DDS* / Soraya Coelho Leal, DDS,MS,PhD**
Orlando Ayrton de Toledo, DDS,PhD*** / Jorge Faber, DDS,MS,PhD****
Ann Cristina Barreto Bezerro, DDS,MS,PhD****

Thirty children (6 to 18 months), enrolled in a dental program since birth, make up the interventiongroup. Control group consisted of thirty children who were of similar age and gender but had neverbeen to a dental office. The presence of visible dental plaque and the performance of oral hygiene differedstatistically between both groups. The dental program was effective in reducing visible dentalplaque, and in establishing oral health habits among parents and young children.