Preisch, James WilliamJones, James E. (James Earl), 1950-Smith, ErnestEnglander, Meryl E.Barton, PaulKlein, Arthur Irving, 1922-20042013-09-102013-09-101984https://hdl.handle.net/1805/3542http://dx.doi.org/10.7912/C2/1625Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)This investigation examined the relationship between oral hygiene scores and visual motor integration scores (developmental age) in five- to eleven-year-old children. A total of 128 subjects were given the Beery test of visual motor integration to determine their developmental age. A pre- and post-brushing plaque score was obtained as a measure of each subject's oral hygiene ability. Statistical analysis of the data revealed that chronological age was not a statistically significant predictor of oral hygiene ability, while developmental age as determined by the Beery test was found to be a statistically significant predictor of oral hygiene ability (p < .006).en-USPediatric DentistryOral Hygiene -- in infancy and childhoodMotor SkillsThesis