Periodontics Quality of life Dental caries Sickness impact profile
Conditions
Interventions
Data will be collected from 292 children, 146 in the intervention and 146 in the control group. The control group do not receive any intervention. Children in the intervention group will attend activi
Behavioural
Other
Sponsors
Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Children enrolled in the fourth and fifth years in the selected schools.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Children intellectually and physically uncapable of responding to the questionnaires.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Oral health related quality of life improvement, measured by means of the Child Perceptions questionnaire for 8-10 (CPQ8-10) and 11.14 (CPQ11-14) years-old children, with a decrease in the questionnaire score after intervention. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Sense of coherence improvement, mensured using the SOC-13 scale, with a decrease in the questionnaire score after intervention. Dental caries, according to DMF-T Index, with a decrease in the index. Gingival bleeding, according to Community periodontal index (CPI), with a decrease in the index. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactFernanda Tomazoni
Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
Outcome results
None listed