K02
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: arm 1: test group
to this group the Xylitol toothpaste was given and it was required from their parents to brush child tooth with this toothpaste twice a day. Also they had to come in a visit
Sponsors
Pediatric Dentist, Univeristy Dental Clinical Center of Kosovo
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
2 Months to 11 Months
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Initially, dyads were selected if children had no systemic disease, children were not older than 12 months and if mother were cooperative and gave approval to participate voluntary.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: The exclusion maternal criteria were receiving chemotherapy or radiotherapy, having a cognitive or physical handicap or having a child being over 12 months of age.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Primary outcome was a comparison of caries prevalence (defined at d3-6 level) in test and control groups. The net proportion difference for the d3-6mfs ?0 prevalence is 32.2 % with control group having a prevalence of 49.5 % versus a test group, of 13.7 %. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcome considered the comparison of groups in term of caries experiences at enamel breakdown level. The mean d3-6mfs of control group children was 3.8 (±5.9) and for the test group children 0.73: the preventive fraction based on these estimations, was 81.0 %. | — |
Countries
Kosovo
Contacts
Public ContactBlerta Latifi-Xhemajli
Pediatric Dentist, Univeristy Dental Clinical Center of Kosovo
Outcome results
None listed