Establishment of a dental health guidance method for primary and secondary school students in cildren's homes
- Conditions
- Caries and gingivitis
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000025676
- Lead Sponsor
- Hiroshima University
- Brief Summary
The mean PCR significantly decreased to 38.7 percent after 3 months of self-checked using disclosing solution compared with that before self-checking, 60.7 percent. PHP score significantly decreased to 1.4 at 4 months compared with that at baseline, 2.8 and 1 months, 2.7. Improvement of oral hygiene ratio was 0.4 plus-minus 0.35, range, 0.0-1.0. Significant correlation was not found between improvement rate and school grade.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow-up complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 9
Not provided
Students are treated by an orthodontist or have less than 6 teeth excluding residual roots.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method PCR score at 3 months after starting self-chek of dental plaque
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method PHP score at 3 months after starting self-chek of dental plaque