Trial reportBMC public health2017
Four-level evaluation of health promotion intervention for preventing early childhood caries: a randomized controlled trial.
Trial report in BMC public health, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05362461 (Diagnostic Ability of Near Infrared Transillumination), which is not on this map. Cited by 13 papers.
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Diagnostic Ability of Near Infrared Transillumination (NIRT, CariVu™) for Detecting Interproximal Caries as Compared to Conventional Bitewing Radiographs
Who cites it
13 citing papers in PubMed, 28 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Early Childhood Caries Intervention in Aboriginal Australian Children: A Cross-in Randomized Trial.JDR clinical and translational research · 2024Trial
- Longitudinal Follow-up Survey of Effects of Oral Comprehensive Healthcare Measures on Early Childhood Caries.Oral health & preventive dentistry · 2020Trial
- Impact of Health Promotion Interventions on Early Childhood Caries Prevention in Children Aged 2-5 Years Receiving Dental Treatment Under General Anesthesia.Frontiers in public health · 2020Trial
- A Theory-Based Digital Intervention to Improve Maternal Oral Health Behaviors for Young Children: Quasi-Experimental Study.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2026Article
- Does the transition from face-to-face to face-to-screen improve oral health literacy? A non-inferiority randomized controlled trial.BMC oral health · 2025Article
- Application of the extended theory of planned behavior to predict dentist intention and behavior in providing caries preventive care for preschool children.BMC oral health · 2023Article
- Access to oral care is a human rights issue: a community action report from the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, Canada.Harm reduction journal · 2022Review
- Community-based interventions to reduce dental caries among 24-month old children: a pilot study of a field trial.BMC oral health · 2021Article
- Health Literacy Interventions to Improve Health Outcomes in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.Health literacy research and practice · 2020Article
- Development and psychometric evaluation of waste separation beliefs and behaviors scale among female students of medical sciences university based on the extended parallel process model.Environmental health and preventive medicine · 2020Article
- A community-based pragmatic, controlled trial for preventing and reducing oral diseases among 1-6-year-old children visiting Anganwadi centers, under the Integrated Child Development Scheme, India.BMC public health · 2019Article
- Prevention of Early Childhood Caries from the First Level of Care: An Interdisciplinary Approach and Motivational Communication.Sage open pediatricsArticle
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Abstract
backgroundEarly childhood caries (ECC) is the most common dental disease among children, which can affect children's primary teeth during their teething. This study evaluates an intervention for preventing early childhood caries in a pediatric population in Ahvaz, Iran.
methodThe population of this study (IRCT2017070210804N10) consists of 104 women with 12 to 36 months of age without dental caries referred to a health care center in Ahvaz, Iran. The children were randomly assigned to either an experimental or control group in equal numbers. First, the demographic information of participants was collected through a questionnaire containing components of perceived threat, health literacy, and oral health behaviors using a valid and reliable questionnaire. The ECC status of the children was established by a dentist. Control group received "standard well baby care". The experimental group received standard well baby care in addition to educational interventions, including lecture and group discussion. After 6 months, the participant completed the questionnaire for the second time, and the children's teeth were reexamined. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 15 at a significance level of p < 0.05.
resultsThe mean ages of women and children were 31 ± 6.68 years and 18 ± 7.21 months, respectively. Before the intervention, no significant difference was documented between the groups for the study variables, p > 0.05. However, after the intervention, a significant difference was observed between the perceived threats (41.15 ± 4.46 in the experimental group and 38.26 ± 4.21 in the control group, p = 0.001), health literacy (20.98 ± 2.15 in the experimental group and 19.76 ± 2.70 in the control group, p = 0.01), oral health behaviors (7.75 ± 2.30 in the experimental group and 6.15 ± 2.65 in the control group, p = 0.01), and the incidence of ECC (13% in the experimental group and 35% in the control group, p = 0.001).
conclusionThis intervention had positive effects on the perceived threat, health literacy, and health behaviors; and the intervention could reduce the incidence of ECC. The finding of this study provided a suggestion for evidence-based decision-making processes regarding ECCs prevention programs.
trial registrationIRCT2017070210804N10 (retrospectively registered).
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