THE EFFECT OF TRAINING ON THE ABILITY OF CHILDREN TO USE DENTAL-FLOSS

The effect of training on the ability to use dental floss was evaluate d in a study involving forty-eight children in the 6.5 to 7.5 age-grou p. Using a dental plaque index for the proximal surfaces, we observed significantly superior average results for the trained group (five wee kly sessions) relative to the group with no training. We also observed a significant average difference favoring the male trained group rela tive to the female trained group.