Oral Hygiene Education, Oral Hygiene Education Methods
Conditions
Keywords
Oral health education, Oral hygiene, Pediatric dental patients, Toothbrushing
Brief summary
The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of verbal and video-based oral hygiene instructions on the oral health parameters in patients of different age groups. 202 patients in 6-9 and 10-12 aged (n=101 and n=101, respectively) were included in the study protocol. Before oral hygiene instructions, baseline oral g of all patients were determined using Simplified Oral Hygiene Index (OHI-S). Within each age group, approximately half of the participants randomly assigned to verbal (n=50 for 6-9 ages, n=51 for 10-12 ages) and video-based OHI (n=51 for 6-9 ages, n=50 for 10-12 ages). Patients were re-called for after 30 days and final OHI-S scores were recorded.
Detailed description
In pediatric dentistry, preventive dental approaches are essential in providing sustainable oral health of children. Despite all the preventive applications, dental caries is still an important public health problem affecting preschool and school children. Oral hygiene education has an important role on the dental health services. This aims to increase awareness of oral health, provide information about it and encourage individuals to maintain oral health. Based on, the current study aims to evaluate the effects of verbal and video-based oral hygiene instructions on the oral health parameters in patients of different age groups. 202 patients in 6-9 and 10-12 aged (n=101 and n=101, respectively) were included in the study protocol. Before oral hygiene instructions, baseline oral g of all patients were determined using Simplified Oral Hygiene Index (OHI-S). Within each age group, approximately half of the participants randomly assigned to verbal (n=50 for 6-9 ages, n=51 for 10-12 ages) and video-based OHI (n=51 for 6-9 ages, n=50 for 10-12 ages). Patients were re-called for after 30 days and final OHI-S scores were recorded. Data were analysed with Shapiro-Wilk, Mann-Whitney U and Wilcoxon Signed Rank tests. Statistical significance level was considered as 5%.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALBehavioral: Verbal Oral Hygiene Instructions
OHI-S index scores of patients who received verbal oral hygiene education were measured at baseline and final (in post-education).
BEHAVIORALBehavioral: Video-Based Oral Hygiene Instructions
OHI-S index scores of patients who received video-based oral hygiene education were measured at baseline and final (in post-education).
Sponsors
Ankara University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Masking description
The outcome assessor -performing the final examination- carried out the final OHI-S index scoring blindly without knowing which Oral Hygiene Instruction group (verbal and video-based) the participants were in.
Intervention model description
For each age group (6-9 and 10-12) participants were randomly assigned to verbal and video-based oral hygiene instruction groups.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
6 Years to 12 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Children aged 6-9 years or 10-12 years * Children who were medically free of chronic/systemic conditions * Patients without physical or mental disabilities or syndromes * Patients without motor dysfunction diseases * Patients whose permanent central incisor and permanent first molar teeth had erupted and had not been extracted for any reason
Exclusion criteria
* Children aged \<6 or \>12 years * Children with chronic/systemic conditions * Patients with physical or mental disabilities or syndromes * Patients with motor dysfunction diseases * Patients whose permanent central incisor and permanent first molar teeth had not erupted
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Simplified Oral Hygiene Index (OHI-S) Scoring | 30 days | In the present study, 30 days after verbal and video-based oral hygiene instructions were given to patients, oral hygiene status was similarly determined and recorded using OHI-S index method (OHI-S final scores). |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Outcome results
None listed