Healthy
Conditions
Keywords
children, Health Education, brushing technique, dental plaque
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of correct tooth cleaning and use of fluoride toothpaste after school lunch and before going to bed on primary school children's plaque reduction and tooth cleaning skills.
Detailed description
Taking the school as a unit, the participants are children in grades three to six of elementary schools under the jurisdiction of Chiayi County, with a total expected sample size of 400 people. Through class teaching, the Shelley method of brushing teeth is taught, and flossing instruction is added to senior grades to improve students' teeth cleaning skills. They also use fluoride toothpaste with a concentration of more than 1000PPM to clean teeth after lunch at school and before going home to go to bed. School children were tested for plaque before and after using fluoride toothpaste, collected plaque control index, filled out a self-administered tooth cleaning skills and self-efficacy questionnaire, and tracked changes in the six weeks after use. Professional dentists and researchers will go to school to conduct dental plaque testing and fill out the first questionnaire for students. They will also use fluoride toothpaste after lunch at school and before going home to go to bed. Together with correct tooth cleaning methods, at 6 weeks Afterwards, the dental plaque test will be carried out again and the second questionnaire will be filled out. Each filling in of the questionnaire will take about ten minutes.
Interventions
OTHER1450ppm Fluoride toothpaste
1450ppm Fluoride toothpaste
OTHER1000Pppm Fluoride toothpaste
1000Pppm Fluoride toothpaste
Sponsors
Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
9 Years to 13 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Chiayi County has jurisdiction over elementary school students in grades three to six
Exclusion criteria
\- 1. Students with disability certificates. 2. School children with congenital serious oral diseases (such as cleft lip and palate). 3\. Children who are unable to operate the Bates tooth brushing method (such as students who are still unable to complete the operation after being guided by teachers and researchers).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Plaque Control Record (PCR) | Change from Baseline PCR at 6-week after intervention | The Plaque Control Record is a very simple percentage or score of the total amount of bacteria present in your mouth. A tooth has 6 surfaces at the gum line being; the lingual side (distal, middle, mesial) and buccal side (distal, middle, mesial). For each patient, PCR will measured each teeth. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Teeth cleaning skill | Change from Baseline at 6-week after intervention | Teeth cleaning skill is a questionnaire scale. Total of 5 items ex. What method do I usually use to brush my teeth? |
| Self-efficacy | Change from Baseline at 6-week after intervention | Self-efficacy is a questionnaire scale. Total of 2 items ex.I am confident that I can brush my teeth clean |
Countries
Taiwan
Outcome results
None listed