The Effects of Different Oral Hygiene Instructions

The Evaluation of the Effects of Verbal and Video-Based Instructions on the Improvement of Oral Hygiene Status in Children: A Randomized Clinical Trial

The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of verbal and video-based oral hygiene instructions on the oral health parameters in patients of different age groups. 202 patients in 6-9 and 10-12 aged (n=101 and n=101, respectively) were included in the study protocol. Before oral hygiene instructions, baseline oral g of all patients were determined using Simplified Oral Hygiene Index (OHI-S). Within each age group, approximately half of the participants randomly assigned to verbal (n=50 for 6-9 ages, n=51 for 10-12 ages) and video-based OHI (n=51 for 6-9 ages, n=50 for 10-12 ages). Patients were re-called for after 30 days and final OHI-S scores were recorded.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Oral Hygiene Education; Oral Hygiene Education Methods
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: Behavioral: Verbal Oral Hygiene Instructions; Behavioral: Behavioral: Video-Based Oral Hygiene Instructions

Detailed Description

In pediatric dentistry, preventive dental approaches are essential in providing sustainable oral health of children. Despite all the preventive applications, dental caries is still an important public health problem affecting preschool and school children. Oral hygiene education has an important role on the dental health services. This aims to increase awareness of oral health, provide information about it and encourage individuals to maintain oral health. Based on, the current study aims to evaluate the effects of verbal and video-based oral hygiene instructions on the oral health parameters in patients of different age groups. 202 patients in 6-9 and 10-12 aged (n=101 and n=101, respectively) were included in the study protocol. Before oral hygiene instructions, baseline oral g of all patients were determined using Simplified Oral Hygiene Index (OHI-S). Within each age group, approximately half of the participants randomly assigned to verbal (n=50 for 6-9 ages, n=51 for 10-12 ages) and video-based OHI (n=51 for 6-9 ages, n=50 for 10-12 ages). Patients were re-called for after 30 days and final OHI-S scores were recorded. Data were analysed with Shapiro-Wilk, Mann-Whitney U and Wilcoxon Signed Rank tests. Statistical significance level was considered as 5%.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 202
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • Ankara, Turkey, 06560
    • Ankara University

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Child
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Children aged 6-9 years or 10-12 years
• Children who were medically free of chronic/systemic conditions
• Patients without physical or mental disabilities or syndromes
• Patients without motor dysfunction diseases
• Patients whose permanent central incisor and permanent first molar teeth had erupted and had not been extracted for any reason

Exclusion Criteria:

• Children aged <6 or >12 years
• Children with chronic/systemic conditions
• Patients with physical or mental disabilities or syndromes
• Patients with motor dysfunction diseases
• Patients whose permanent central incisor and permanent first molar teeth had not erupted

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Prevention
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Single

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Verbal Oral Hygiene Instruction Group; Verbal oral hygiene instructions were given to the pediatric patients by the instructor using the Bass brushing technique without any training model or visual aids, only with the verbal instructions.	Behavioral: Behavioral: Verbal Oral Hygiene Instructions; OHI-S index scores of patients who received verbal oral hygiene education were measured at baseline and final (in post-education).
Experimental: Video-Based Oral Hygiene Instruction Group; The video-based oral hygiene instructions to be delivered to the paediatric dental participants were given by watching a pre-prepared video tape on a tooth and jaw model, using the instructions specified in the verbal education.	Behavioral: Behavioral: Video-Based Oral Hygiene Instructions; OHI-S index scores of patients who received video-based oral hygiene education were measured at baseline and final (in post-education).

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Simplified Oral Hygiene Index (OHI-S) Scoring	In the present study, 30 days after verbal and video-based oral hygiene instructions were given to patients, oral hygiene status was similarly determined and recorded using OHI-S index method (OHI-S final scores).	30 days

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Ankara University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): July 1, 2023
• Primary Completion (Actual): September 12, 2023
• Study Completion (Actual): September 12, 2023

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: June 4, 2024
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 4, 2024
• First Posted (Actual): June 10, 2024

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): June 10, 2024
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 4, 2024
• Last Verified: June 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Oral health education; Oral hygiene; Toothbrushing; Pediatric dental patients
• Other Study ID Numbers: 11/02

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: UNDECIDED

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No