Early childhood caries Children mHealth Oral health behavior Teledentistry
Conditions
Interventions
Oral hygiene instruction and diet advice via Line application.,Traditional preventive visit
Experimental Other,Placebo Comparator Other
Teledentistry,Conventional
Sponsors
Mahidol University Faculty of Dentistry
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
6 Months to 36 Months
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Dyad Parent-child who met inclusion criteria of Thai literacy, used Line application with interactive digital skill and involvement in oral health care of the child, having a healthy child with at least one erupted tooth were approached by quota sampling.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: The dyad Children would be excluded if the child had any chronic illness or special need conditions and developmental anomalies, or had any advanced carious lesion indicated for restoration. The parents who could not complete the required procedure would be excluded.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Parent oral health knowledge and practice at 6 months of the intervention Knowledge and practice scores | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Plaque and caries at 6 months of the intervention Plaque score index and ICDAS scores | — |
Countries
Thailand
Contacts
Public ContactKitiwadee Choonhawarakorn
Faculty of Dentistry, Mahidol University
Outcome results
None listed