Early childhood caries
Conditions
Interventions
Control group: 55 children with high risk for dental caries will receive preventive dental treatment every 3 months, during 12 months, in sessions of 30 minuts. The parents or guardians will receive i
Device
H02.403.840
L01.224.900.685
Sponsors
Faculdade de Odontologia de Bauru da Universidade de São Paulo
Faculdade de Odontologia de Bauru da Universidade de São Paulo
Eligibility
Age
36 Months to 60 Months
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Children aged 36-60 months; both genders; with high risk of dental caries; Parents or guardians must have a smartphone with Internet access; Parents or guardians must have the WhattsApp application installed on their smartphone
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Children with caries lesions with ICDAS greater than or equal to 4; Parents or guardians who can not access WhattsApp frequently
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Improvement of oral hygiene and consequent decrease in bacterial plaque to each quarterly intervention, verified from the decrease of the ICDAS, IPV and IPC indexes. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Increase in the level of electronic health literacy of parents or guardians after the end of the study, evaluated by the eHEALS instrument, which will be applied at the beginning of the study and after 12 months of follow-up. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactMatheus Lotto
Faculdade de Odontologia de Bauru - USP
Outcome results
None listed