Distribution of oral hygiene aids on air flights

The question as to which dental care aids airlines offered their passengers to assist their oral hygiene during their flight was to be answered with the assistance of a questionnaire. 56 replies showed large differences existed varying with the different airlines, the flight time and the passenger c...

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Published inOral-prophylaxe Vol. 11; no. 3; p. 114
Main Authors Mausberg, R, Hornecker, E
Format Journal Article
LanguageGerman
Published Germany 01.09.1989
Subjects
Aircraft
Dentifrices
Humans
Oral Hygiene - instrumentation
Oral Hygiene - methods
Toothbrushing - instrumentation
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Summary:The question as to which dental care aids airlines offered their passengers to assist their oral hygiene during their flight was to be answered with the assistance of a questionnaire. 56 replies showed large differences existed varying with the different airlines, the flight time and the passenger class. Toothpicks were offered by almost 90% of the companies. Toothbrushes, toothpaste and mouth hygiene sets were distributed more rarely, primarily in the higher passenger classes and on long haul flights. The use of the aids was estimated by 24 companies as frequent, 12 estimated that the distributed aids were rarely used or mainly had a souvenir value.
ISSN:0724-4991