None listed
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Health education on consumption of fruits and vegetables: promoting the consumption of vegetables and fruits among 12-year old school children. Frequency of therapy - Health Education
Sponsors
Dr Christa Jose
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Apparently healthy school children aged 12yrs having permanent dentition , willing to participate and abide with the conditions of our study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Children with conditions that may preclude the recording of the included parameters. 2. Children with history of consumption who are taking natural nutritional supplements 3. Children using supplementary oral hygiene aids that are known to have effects on the included parameters. 4. School children known allergic to certain fruits or vegetables. 5. Participants among whom consumption of certain fruits and vegetables forbidden due to cultural or social reason. 6. Children with medical conditions that limited their ability to change their consumption behaviour of fruits and vegetables.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| improvement in oral health with quantitative and qualitative assessment of plaque and saliva - plaque paRametes include OHI-S,CFU of S.mutans. salivary parameters include ph, buffering capacity, flow rate, viscocityTimepoint: basline, 3 months, 6 months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| promoting consumption of fruits and vegetables among school childrenTimepoint: baseline,3,6,9months | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Christa Jose
KVG Dental College And Hospital,Sullia
Outcome results
None listed