Health Condition 1: K025- Dental caries on pit and fissure surface
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Parent oriented educational messages: Parent oriented educational messages will be sent fortnightly for 4 months after which reassessment will be done using cariogram.
Control Intervent
Sponsors
Anu Sara Varghese
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1.Children aged 3-6 years attending preschools 2.Parents who accept to participate in all stages of research by signing a written informed consent form. 3.Parents who already have WhatsApp Messenger application installed on their smartphones, or those who agree to install it for participating in the study. 4.Parents who can read and understand English language
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Children who are severely ill, or with any systemic disease 2.Children having zero caries experience. 3.Children having severe caries experience (DMFT >7) 4.Parents who do not use smart phone
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1.To assess and compare the ‘chance of avoiding new cavities’ using Cariogram software for conventional and interventional groups. 2.To assess the contribution of the various risk factors in Cariogram software for conventional and interventional groupsTimepoint: baseline, 4 months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| NILTimepoint: NIL | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Roopali Sankeshwari
KAHER’s KLE Vishwanath Katti Institute of Dental Sciences
Outcome results
None listed