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NCT Number: NCT03723174

Impact of an Educational Program on Gingival Status and Oral Health Related Quality of Life

This research targets the evaluation of the impact of oral health educational programs on the gingival status and oral health related quality of life in early adolescence of the Egyptian population. Each participant will benefit from the education of the proper oral hygiene practices under the supervision and follow up of the investigator in addition to the potential improvement of his/ her oral health related quality of life.

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Key information

Conditions

Gingival Disease Gingival Diseases Mouth Diseases Oral Disease Periodontal Diseases Stomatognathic Diseases

Age range

11 year–14 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

New Giza University

Giza, 12676, Egypt

About this study

The objective of this study is to improve the gingival status and oral health related quality of life in the Egyptian population's early adolescence. The intervention is an Oral health educational program based on the following:

  • Tooth brushing: the modified bass technique is the method of choice the skill will be taught using a video followed by a model demonstration then a supervised brushing session done by the participants.
  • Dietary recommendations and importance of visiting the dentist will be introduced in the form of power point presentation that will be set according to the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD).
  • Participant will be asked to come for 4 visits one for base line data collection and administration of the intervention and another 3 follow up visits once per month.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients aged from 11-14 years old
  • No reported systemic disease
  • No administration of antibiotics in the last month
  • No fixed or removable appliance
  • Absence of acute phase of any oral disease

Exclusion criteria

  • Patient refuses to participate in the study
  • patient fails to attend follow up sessions

Treatment and study plan

oral health educational program

Behavioral

proper introduction to brushing techniques, dietary recommendations and importance of visiting the dentist

Primary outcomes

  1. Short form Child perception questionnaire 11-14

    Time frame: 3 months

    assessment of Oral symptoms, functional limitations, emotional and social well being. each domain scores from 0-20 where 20 means the worst quality of life in each domain.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Photographic evaluation and interpretation using Adobe Photoshop Creative Cloud 2021

    Time frame: 3 months

    assessment of Swelling of gingiva red color characteristics using number of red pixels

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Cairo University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Impact of an Educational Program on Oral Health Related Quality of Life in a Group of 11 to 14 Years Old Egyptian Children: Before and After Study.

Important dates

Study start
2020
Primary completion
2021
Study completion
2021
First posted
Oct 29, 2018
Registry last updated
Aug 2, 2021

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