Oral health literacy and behavioral factors and their association with oral conditions in preschool childre

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Dental Caries; Dental Plaque; C07.793

• Registration Number: RBR-44nrnjz
• Lead Sponsor: niversidade Federal do Paraná

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2023-05-03
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023
• Study Completion: 2025-08-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

Volunteers over 18 years of age; who stays with the child most of the time; both sexes; who have Brazilian Portuguese as their native language; Children aged between 4 completed years and 5 years 11 months and 29 days; enrolled in the Municipal School of Early Childhood Education Tijucas do Sul

Exclusion Criteria

Volunteers over 80 years of age; with reported vision or hearing problems

Study & Design

• Study Type: Intervention
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Assess the oral conditions of children using the caries assessment method through the International Caries Detection and Evaluation System (ICDAS) and visible plaque through the Visible Plaque Index and Simplified Oral Hygiene Index, in phases T0, T2, T3 and T4; It is expected to find lower rates of dental caries verified through the International Caries Detection and Assessment System (ICDAS) and lower visible plaque scores verified through the Simplified Oral Hygiene Index in children whose caregivers participated in the experimental group.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Evaluate oral health literacy through the BREALD-30, BOHL-AQ and HEALD-14 instruments in phases T0, T2, T3 and T4; to assess children's eating and hygiene habits through the Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP) questionnaire in phases T0, T1, T2, T3 and T4; evaluate the consumption of cariogenic diet through the food frequency questionnaire of the Ministry of Health in phases T0, T2, T3 and T4; It is expected to find higher oral health literacy scores evaluated through the BREALD-30, BOHL-AQ and HEALD-14 instruments, more adequate eating and hygiene habits through the Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP) questionnaire and less cariogenic diet through the food frequency questionnaire of the Ministry of Health in participants of the experimental group.