Oral Health: Oral hygiene Oral Health Oral hygiene
Conditions
Interventions
A randomised controlled trial with two study groups:
1. Group 1: standard intervention (control) including manual toothbrush and standardised oral and written tooth brushing instruction based on the b
measure modified plaque and bleeding indices (how much tartar and bleeding from teeth and gums). If assigned to group 2 take initial standard set of photos and give set plus instructions (to put them
Sponsors
Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2007 Update - Department of Health
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients with visible plaque (tartar) levels on three or more tooth surfaces (i.e., a minimum plaque score of 3) 2. Attending Barking and Dagenham Special Needs and Community Dental Service 3. Aged between 9 - 16 years 4. Who have the ability to brush their own teeth unsupervised 5. Have no conditions that would contraindicate measuring the bleeding from the gums
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Not provided at time of registration
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Not provided at time of registration | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
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| Not provided at time of registration | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed