Children, Only, Dental Devices, Home Care, Dental Plaque, Learning, Motivation, Oral Hygiene
Conditions
Keywords
Oral hygiene, Dental Plaque, Brushing, Flossing, Gamification, Game elements, Motivation, Education, Children, Parents
Brief summary
The study aims to compare the efficacy of using gamification for oral hygiene in children at home environment.
Detailed description
Subjects will be randomized into three groups: 1. The first group will receive a manual toothbrush Curaprox 5460 ultra soft, Jordan Miracle Flossers floss, Curaprox toothpaste 1450 and mobile phone application Chomper Chums. 2. The second group will receive electric toothbrush Playbrush Smart Sonic, Jordan Miracle Flossers floss, Curaprox toothpaste 1450 and mobile phone application Playbrush App. 3. The third group will receive electric toothbrush Playbrush Smart Sonic, Jordan Miracle Flossers floss, Curaprox toothpaste 1450 and mobile phone application Utoothia.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALManual toothbrush Curaprox 5460 ultra soft
Soft manual toothbrush (Curaprox 5460 ultra soft) and Jordan Miracle Flossers floss, Curaprox toothpaste 1450 and mobile phone application Chomper Chumswill will be used to brush teeth.
BEHAVIORALElectric toothbrush Play Smart Brush N°1
Electric toothbrush (Play Smart Brush N°1) and Jordan Miracle Flossers floss, Curaprox toothpaste 1450 and mobile phone application Playbrush App will be used to brush teeth.
BEHAVIORALElectric toothbrush Play Smart Brush N°2
Electric toothbrush (Play Smart Brush N°2) and Jordan Miracle Flossers floss, Curaprox toothpaste 1450 and mobile phone application Utoothia will be used to brush teeth.
Sponsors
Playbrush GmbH
Flegis d.o.o.
Middle-sized public primary school Videm pri Ptuju
University Maribor
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE (Investigator)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
10 Years to 14 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Children with secondary dentition (not completed); * Children age 10 years and above and don't have mental or physical disabilities; * Children brushing teeth by themselves; * Children using manual or electric toothbrush; * Children using a mobile phone;
Exclusion criteria
* Children with the fixed orthodontic appliance; * Children above 14 years;
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Control 3: Oral hygiene index | Six weeks after baseline | The investigators will be using the Oral Hygiene Index (OHI) for measuring the participant debris Index (DI) and Calculus Index (CI) (Greene and Vermillion, 1960). Each index has a scale from 0 to 3. After the scores for DI and CI are recorded, the OHI (OHI range from 0 to 12) values are calculated. Higher the OHI, poorer is the oral hygiene of the participant. |
| Control 1: Oral hygiene index | Baseline | The investigators will be using the Oral Hygiene Index (OHI) for measuring the participant debris Index (DI) and Calculus Index (CI) (Greene and Vermillion, 1960). Each index has a scale from 0 to 3. After the scores for DI and CI are recorded, the OHI (OHI range from 0 to 12) values are calculated. Higher the OHI, poorer is the oral hygiene of the participant. |
| Control 2: Intrinsic motivation | Two weeks after baseline | The investigators will be using the Intrinsic Motivation Inventory (IMI) for measuring the participant intrinsic motivation (McAuley, Duncan, & Tammen, 1987). The IMI will have in total 37 items, measured on a 7-point scale. |
| Control 2: Oral hygiene index | Two weeks after baseline | The investigators will be using the Oral Hygiene Index (OHI) for measuring the participant debris Index (DI) and Calculus Index (CI) (Greene and Vermillion, 1960). Each index has a scale from 0 to 3. After the scores for DI and CI are recorded, the OHI (OHI range from 0 to 12) values are calculated. Higher the OHI, poorer is the oral hygiene of the participant. |
| Control 3: Intrinsic motivation | Six weeks after baseline | The investigators will be using the Intrinsic Motivation Inventory (IMI) for measuring the participant intrinsic motivation (McAuley, Duncan, & Tammen, 1987). The IMI will have in total 37 items, measured on a 7-point scale. |
| Control 1: Intrinsic motivation | Baseline | The investigators will be using the Intrinsic Motivation Inventory (IMI) for measuring the participant intrinsic motivation (McAuley, Duncan, & Tammen, 1987). The IMI will have in total 37 items, measured on a 7-point scale. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Oral hygiene knowledge of participants 1 | Baseline | The investigators will use a questionnaire (Poutanen et al., 2007) about demographic factors and oral health-related knowledge attitudes, belief, and behavior to get information about the knowledge of participants oral health. Knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs are measured with 4-point Likert-scale questions; the alternatives were: strongly agree, partly agree, partly disagree, strongly disagree. Behaviors are measured with 7-point Likert-scale questions with alternatives that described the frequency of the behavior. |
| Oral hygiene knowledge of participants 2 | Six weeks after baseline | The investigators will use a questionnaire (Poutanen et al., 2007) about oral health-related knowledge attitudes, belief, and behavior to get information about the knowledge of participants oral health. Knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs are measured with 4-point Likert-scale questions; the alternatives were: strongly agree, partly agree, partly disagree, strongly disagree. Behaviors are measured with 7-point Likert-scale questions with alternatives that described the frequency of the behavior. |
Other
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Indirect influence on oral hygiene of participants 2 | Six weeks after baseline | The investigators will use a combination of a different questionnaire from research (D'Cruz & Aradhya, 2012; de Silva-Sanigorski et al., 2013; Ramesh Kumar et al., 2013; Eden et al., 2018) about oral health to get information about the indirect influence on the oral hygiene of participants. |
| Indirect influence on oral hygiene of participants 1 | Baseline | The investigators will use a combination of a different questionnaire from research (D'Cruz & Aradhya, 2012; de Silva-Sanigorski et al., 2013; Ramesh Kumar et al., 2013; Eden et al., 2018) about oral health to get information about the indirect influence on the oral hygiene of participants. |
Countries
Slovenia
Contacts
Primary ContactNino Fijacko
Backup ContactGregor Stiglic
Outcome results
None listed