Effectiveness of school-based xylitol chewing gum program on dental caries prevention among students with disabilities

Phase 3

Completed

• Conditions: Dental caries; Xylitol; Chewing gum; Oral health education; Disabled persons; Randomized controlled trial; Plaque; Mutan streptococci; Salivary flow rate; Salivary pH

• Registration Number: TCTR20120000001
• Lead Sponsor: Khon Kaen University Graduate School

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Completion: 2009-06-30
• Study Start: 2012-03-12
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 174

Inclusion Criteria

1) Having a visual or hearing impairment
2) Studying in preschool grade through grade 9
3) Age between 7 and 18 years
4) Residing in the school during the school semester

Exclusion Criteria

1) Difficulty in swallowing or chewing
2) Temporomandibular disorder
3) Medical history of phenylketonuria for which aspartame is contraindicated
4) Refusal to participate in this study

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Dental caries increment, caries onset rate At 9 months & 1 year compared to baseline ICDAS II

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
PI At 9 months & 1 year compared to baseline Silness and Löe plaque index (PI),Amount of mutans streptococci in saliva At 9 months compared to baseline colony forming units (CFU),Salivary pH level At 9 months compared to baseline pH Level,Salivary flow rate At 9 months compared to baseline Amount of saliva per 5 minutes; the unit of calculation is ml/minute,oral impact on daily performances At 9 months compared to baseline Child-OIDP measure,attitude towards oral health care and the school-based xylitol chewing gum program At 4 months & 9 months compared to baseline Likert-type scales