Effects of consuming more of fruits and vegetables on oral health of childre
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2022/04/041824
- Lead Sponsor
- Dr Christa Jose
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
1. Apparently healthy school children aged 12yrs having permanent dentition , willing to participate and abide with the conditions of our study.
1. Children with conditions that may preclude the recording of the included parameters.
2. Children with history of consumption who are taking natural nutritional supplements
3. Children using supplementary oral hygiene aids that are known to have effects on the included parameters.
4. School children known allergic to certain fruits or vegetables.
5. Participants among whom consumption of certain fruits and vegetables forbidden due to cultural or social reason.
6. Children with medical conditions that limited their ability to change their consumption behaviour of fruits and vegetables.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method improvement in oral health with quantitative and qualitative assessment of plaque and saliva - plaque paRametes include OHI-S,CFU of S.mutans. salivary parameters include ph, buffering capacity, flow rate, viscocityTimepoint: basline, 3 months, 6 months
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method promoting consumption of fruits and vegetables among school childrenTimepoint: baseline,3,6,9months