Oral health education
Conditions
Interventions
The study was developed in the clinic of the School of Dentistry of the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. Considering that there is no study in the literature that tests MEI in the scenario o
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Sponsors
Faculdade de Odontologia- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
Faculdade de Odontologia- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
Eligibility
Age
16 Years to 70 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: patients aged 14 years or older; patients of both sexes; patients who needed periodontal treatment; patients that they were in their first appointment at the college clinics; patients with 12 or more teeth present; patients who presented, on the initial examination, 30% or more of dental faces with plaque in the Visible Plaque Index (IPV) and 30% or more of faces with gingival bleeding in the Gingival Bleeding Index (ISG) 28.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: patients smokers; patients former smokers; diabetics; women who were pregnant or breastfeeding; patients who had used antibiotics or anti-inflammatory drugs in the last 3 months; patients who used orthodontic appliances; patients with impaired mobility; illiterate patients.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| It is expected to improve patients' knowledge about periodontal diseases, their prevention and treatment, assessed through a knowledge assessment test - Initial assessment test, with 30 questions to mark "right", "wrong" or "no" I know ”and the repetition of this same test - Final evaluation test, between 4 to 5 weeks after the receipt of a Printed Educational Material, when it will be verified if there was an increase in the number of correct answers issued by the patients in this final evaluation test. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| It is expected that there will be a reduction in the BTI (Visible Plaque Index), ISG (Gingival Bleeding Index) and FR (Retentive Plaque Factors), after 4 to 5 weeks of receiving the Printed Educational Material, which will be verified by calculating the average percentage of sites for IPV and ISG and FR in the final exam compared to the initial. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactDaniela Nodari
Faculdade de Odontologia- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
Outcome results
None listed