To study if wearing face mask has caused any change in the cleanliness of mouth
Not Applicable
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2022/02/039968
- Lead Sponsor
- Dr Gayathri Krishnamoorthy
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
People above 18 years of age
People who can understand and write the English language
Those who provide consent for the study
Filled questionnaire forms
Exclusion Criteria
Dentists,Dental hygienists,Dental assistants
People who do not understand the English language
Incomplete,non uniform,and unfaithful data submission
Those who do not provide consent or wish to participate in the study
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Data will be analyzed using statistical software tools. <br/ ><br>Descriptive statistics will be in the form of frequencies and percentages. <br/ ><br>Associations between parameters and demographic or other characteristics will be made using Chi-squared Test. Timepoint: After every 15 days the form will be re-circulated and reminded.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Maximum percentage of participants will have maintained adequate/poor oral health care during the COVID-19 pandemic even with the use of mask. <br/ ><br>Maximum percentage of participants will have maintained adequate/poor knowledge of the use of a mask during the COVID-19 pandemic. <br/ ><br>Maximum percentage of participants will have experienced self-perceived breath odor and analyzed self-perceived oral health disease during the COVID-19 pandemic due to the use of a mask.Timepoint: After every 15 days the form will be re-circulated and reminded