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## Aim The aim of this study is to evaluate the relationship of video game playing with oral/dental health and harmful oral habits in school‐age children. ## Methods The daily video gamer (__n__ = 77) and occasional video gamer (__n__ = 77) children between 6 and 12 years old were included in the study. A questionnaire inquiring socio‐demographic characteristics, video gaming and abnormal oral habits of the children was filled by parents. The children were examined intraorally and decayed‐missing‐filled tooth, the International Caries Detection and the Assessment‐II System scores, dental plaque and gingival indices were recorded. ## Results Of the children; 42.9% daily video gamers played video games for between 1 and 2 h and 57.1% played for ≥2 h while all of the occasional video gamers spent for between 1 and 2 h on video game per day. The daily video gamer and occasional video gamer children were not different in terms of socio‐demographic characteristics, frequency of having daily tooth brushing habit, using children's toothpaste and having regular dental checkup (__P__ > 0.05). No statistically significant difference was present between the groups in terms of frequencies of ab
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- Author
- Şeyma Mustuloğlu; Özlem Tezol
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2023
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)