ReviewJournal of dental research2016
Preventing Childhood Caries: A Review of Recent Behavioral Research.
Review in Journal of dental research, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 82 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Effect of the Community-based SIMS Programme on Preschool Children's Oral Hygiene Level: A Cluster Randomised Control Trial
Correlation Between Dental Caries Prevalence In Primary Teeth And First Permanent Molar of Children In Mixed Dentition Stage
Who cites it
82 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Role of nutrition in prevention of dental caries in children and adolescents: a systematic review.BMC oral health · 2026Pooled it
- Area-Level Factors of Dental Caries in Children and Adolescents in European Neighborhoods - a Systematic Review.Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Interventions with pregnant women, new mothers and other primary caregivers for preventing early childhood caries.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
- Factors perceived by health professionals to be barriers or facilitators to caries prevention in children: a systematic review.BMC oral health · 2023Pooled it
- Individual, Family, and Socioeconomic Contributors to Dental Caries in Children from Low- and Middle-Income Countries.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Interventions with pregnant women, new mothers and other primary caregivers for preventing early childhood caries.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2019Pooled it
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- Behaviour change intervention (education and text) to prevent dental caries in secondary school pupils: BRIGHT RCT, process and economic evaluation.Health technology assessment (Winchester, England) · 2024Trial
- Motivational Interviewing and Childhood Caries: A Randomised Controlled Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Trial
- An Interactive Parent-Targeted Text Messaging Intervention to Improve Oral Health in Children Attending Urban Pediatric Clinics: Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2019Trial
- Dental plaque disclosure as an auxiliary method for infants' oral hygiene.European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry · 2018Trial
- US Pediatric Dentists' Views on an Expanded Approach to Early Childhood Caries Counseling.Pediatric dentistry · 2025Observational
- The Health Belief Model and Pediatric Fissure Sealant Therapy: Identifying Predictors of Parental Behavior-A Cross-Sectional Study.Health science reports · 2025Article
- Nurturing Healthy Smiles: Brazilian Immigrant Parents' Perceptions and Parenting Practices of Healthy Eating to Promote Oral Health in Preschool-Aged Children: A Qualitative Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Social inequities and dental caries in 5-year-old children: a study with results from SB Brasil 2023.Brazilian oral research · 2025Article
- Effectiveness of oral health promotion in children and adolescents through behaviour change interventions: A scoping review.PloS one · 2025Article
- Feasibility and preliminary outcomes of a culturally adapted motivational interviewing intervention to reduce early childhood caries among children of two American Indian communities.Discover public health · 2025Article
- Technology-enabled anticipatory guidance and peer support in empowering parents to prevent early childhood caries: a randomized controlled trial.BMC oral health · 2024Article
- Every bite counts to achieve oral health: a scoping review on diet and oral health preventive practices.International journal for equity in health · 2024Article
- Exploring Brazilian Immigrant Mothers' Beliefs and Practices Regarding Their Preschool Children's Oral Health: A Qualitative Study Conducted in the United States.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
22 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
The etiology of dental caries reflects a complex interplay of biochemical, microbial, genetic, social and physical environmental, and health-influencing behavioral factors. This review updates the literature on the efficacy of behavioral approaches to caries prevention for children up to 18 y of age. Included were studies of behavioral interventions implemented at individual, family, and community levels that assessed results in terms of reductions in caries increments. Only those reports published since 2011 were considered. Outcomes were variable, although motivational interviewing, which involves individuals in decisions about oral health within the context of their respective life circumstances, proved effective in 3 of 4 reported studies, and more definitive trials are underway. Recommendations for future research include examinations of the cost-effectiveness of interventions, as well as work focused on understanding the mechanisms underlying oral health behavior change and variables that may mediate or moderate responses to interventions.
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