Efficacy of an oral health promotion intervention in the prevention of early childhood caries

Plutzer, Kamila; Spencer, A. John

doi:10.1111/j.1600-0528.2007.00414.x

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“…La enfermedad representa un reto mayor en los primeros seis años de vida [30] y, por tanto, debe ser abordada mediante nuevos enfoques. Para este propósito se requiere reconocer la influencia de otros aspectos sociales, económicos y políticos, e involucrar estrategias colaborativas con otros profesionales de la salud y la educación, de manera que se favorezca el acceso a prácticas de cuidado rutinarias, que han mostrado ser efectivas en tanto involucran esfuerzos conjuntos [29,30,31].…”

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Caries dental en niños de 0-5 años del municipio de Andes, Colombia. Evaluación mediante el sistema internacional de detección y valoración de caries - ICDAS

Ramírez-Puerta

Escobar-Paucar

Cortés

et al. 2017

Rev. Fac. Nac. Salud Pública

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Caries dental en niños de 0-5 años del municipio de Andes, Colombia. Evaluación mediante el sistema internacional de detección y valoración de caries - ICDAS

Ramírez-Puerta

Escobar-Paucar

Cortés

et al. 2017

Rev. Fac. Nac. Salud Pública

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“…Unlike previous dental MI studies targeting infants whose oral health is predominantly taken care of by their parents [15,21,22], this study focuses on preschoolers who are at a stage of forming their own health habits [12]. While the impact of early intervention (from infancy or even prenatal) is supported by sizeable scientific evidence [15,21,33,34], preschool age represents another window for behavioral intervention, because children’s food preference is being shaped [35], their toothbrushing habits are being reinforced [4], and parents are often receptive to health messages during this period of time [9,36]. Interventions in this age group are both promising and challenging.…”

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Innovative interventions to promote positive dental health behaviors and prevent dental caries in preschool children: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Gao

McGrath

et al. 2013

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BackgroundDental caries (tooth decay) is highly prevalent and is largely attributable to unhealthy self-care behaviors (diet and oral hygiene). The conventional (health) education (CE), focusing on disseminating information and giving normative advice, often fails to achieve sustained behavioral changes. This study incorporates two innovative elements into CE: (i) motivational interviewing (MI), a client-centered counseling for changing behaviors, and (ii) an interactive caries risk assessment (RA) tool, which is devised to facilitate dental counseling and may enhance MI in several ways. Through a randomized, controlled, evaluator-blinded trial, three intervention schemes (CE, CE + MI, and CE + MI + RA) will be compared for their effectiveness in eliciting dentally healthy behaviors and preventing caries in preschool children.Methods/DesignThis study targets 3-year-old children who are at a critical stage for embedding health habits. Children with unfavorable dental behaviors (insufficient toothbrushing and/or frequent snacking) and their parents will be recruited from 12 participating kindergartens. Parent-child dyads (n = 690) will be randomly assigned into three groups. In the first group (CE), oral health information and advice will be delivered to parents through pamphlets. In the second group (CE + MI), in addition to the pamphlets, individual MI counseling with each parent will be performed by one of two trained dental hygienists. In the third group (CE + MI + RA), besides pamphlets and MI, interactive RA will be integrated into MI to motivate parents and facilitate their informed decision making and goal planning. At baseline and after 12 and 24 months, parents will complete a questionnaire and children will undergo a dental examination. The effectiveness of the intervention schemes will be compared over 12 and 24 months. The primary outcome will be caries increment in children and proportion of caries-free children. Secondary outcomes will be changes in parental efficacy for protecting children’s oral health and changes in children’s dental behaviors.DiscussionMotivating and empowering parents to cultivate dentally healthy habits of young children presents both promises and challenges. With careful methodological considerations, this study is expected to provide scientific evidence for public health workers, dentists, and dental auxiliaries (nurses and hygienists) to choose appropriate interventions to advance children’s oral health.Trial registrationHKCTR-1455

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“…9 The type of treatment solely relies on the patient's inclination toward dental treatment, level of decay, age, and cooperation of the patient. 10 The focus of any dental treatment is to facilitate the readaptation of the damaged dentition to a healthy state. The treatment planning in dentistry usually comprises of three phases: Biological, restorative, and esthetics.…”

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Full Mouth Rehabilitation of Adult Rampant Caries with Pragmatic Approach

Padmanabha¹,

Arul²,

Ib³

2017

Journal of Operative Dentistry &Amp; Endodontics

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Efficacy of an oral health promotion intervention in the prevention of early childhood caries

Abstract: An oral health promotion programme based on repeated rounds of anticipatory guidance initiated during the mother's pregnancy was successful in reducing the incidence of S-ECC in these very young children.

Cited by 181 publications

References 28 publications

Caries dental en niños de 0-5 años del municipio de Andes, Colombia. Evaluación mediante el sistema internacional de detección y valoración de caries - ICDAS

Caries dental en niños de 0-5 años del municipio de Andes, Colombia. Evaluación mediante el sistema internacional de detección y valoración de caries - ICDAS

Innovative interventions to promote positive dental health behaviors and prevent dental caries in preschool children: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Full Mouth Rehabilitation of Adult Rampant Caries with Pragmatic Approach

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