Trial reportJournal of dentistry2020
Parental-oriented educational mobile messages to aid in the control of early childhood caries in low socioeconomic children: A randomized controlled trial.
Trial report in Journal of dentistry, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04967794 (Effectiveness of Teleorientation in Oral Hygiene During the COVID-19 Pandemic, a Randomized Clinical Trial), which is not on this map. Cited by 28 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Effectiveness of Teleorientation in Oral Hygiene During the COVID-19 Pandemic, a Randomized Clinical Trial
Who cites it
28 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 56 citations in OpenAlex.
- Use of social media by parents as a resource for knowledge on children's oral health: a systematic review.Canadian journal of dental hygiene : CJDH = Journal canadien de l'hygiene dentaire : JCHD · 2025Pooled it
- A systematic review of the effectiveness of community-based interventions aimed at improving health literacy of parents/carers of children.Perspectives in public health · 2025Pooled it
- Online social networks for prevention and promotion of oral health: a systematic review.Canadian journal of dental hygiene : CJDH = Journal canadien de l'hygiene dentaire : JCHD · 2023Pooled it
- The Influence of Web-Based Tools on Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes in Pregnant Adolescents or Adolescent Mothers: Mixed Methods Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2021Pooled it
- Effectiveness of a message service on child oral health practice via a social media application: A randomized controlled trial.International journal of paediatric dentistry · 2025Trial
- Parent-Targeted Oral Health Text Messaging for Underserved Children Attending Pediatric Clinics: A Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2025Trial
- Social Media-Delivered Patient Education to Enhance Self-management and Attitudes of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2022Trial
- Effects of an Artificial Intelligence-Assisted Health Program on Workers With Neck/Shoulder Pain/Stiffness and Low Back Pain: Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2021Trial
- Are online search trends associated with changes in dental sealant utilization?: focusing on key influencing factors.BMC oral health · 2026Article
- Brazilian Immigrant Parents' Perspectives on Oral Health in Early Childhood and Suggested Strategies for Education, Access, and Care: Qualitative Study.JMIR pediatrics and parenting · 2026Article
- Use of digital platforms and social media as a source of information on children's oral health by parents: a cross-sectional survey analysis in a Spanish sample.Frontiers in oral health · 2026Article
- eHealth Literacy Interventions: Scoping Review.Interactive journal of medical research · 2025Review
- 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
- Cariogram-based Comparison of Caries Risk Profile in Preschoolers Before and After Giving Parent-oriented Educational Mobile Messages: A Randomized Controlled Trial.International journal of clinical pediatric dentistry · 2025Article
- Development of a customized m-Health-based intervention to reduce loss to follow-up among patients undergoing treatment for cervical lesions at a rural referral Hospital, South Western Uganda.Gynecologic oncology reports · 2024Article
- Decoding early childhood caries: an in-depth analysis of YouTube videos for effective parental education.European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry · 2023Article
- The Use of Patient-Oriented Mobile Phone Apps in Oral Health: Scoping Review.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2023Article
- Analysis of Fluoride-Free Content on Twitter: Topic Modeling Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Article
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- Ethical principles for infodemiology and infoveillance studies concerning infodemic management on social media.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
objectivesTo evaluate the effectiveness of educational messages as an aid in the control of early childhood caries (ECC) in low socioeconomic children.
methodsA single-blinded, randomized, and parallel-group study was conducted with 104 dyads of parents and children aged between 36-60 months, recruited in preschools from Bauru, Brazil. The participants were randomly allocated into control and intervention groups (1:1), stratified by parental eHealth literacy scores (eHEALS) and children's caries experience. Every 2 weeks, text messages were sent to parents of intervention group via WhatsApp. Visible plaque index (VPI) and the International Caries Detection and Assessment System (ICDAS) were assessed at baseline, 3- and 6-month follow-ups, while eHEALS and dietary habits were determined at baseline and 6-month follow-up. Statistical analysis was performed to intra and intergroup comparisons through Fischer's exact and McNemar tests, and Mann-Whitney U and Friedman tests, respectively (P < 0.05).
resultsDespite similarities between groups, intervention increased parental eHEALS scores, influencing the reports about the children's consumption of sugar-free sweets and controlling the severity of ECC.
conclusionTherefore, mobile text messages were effective to control the severity of ECC in low socioeconomic preschoolers, improving parental eHealth literacy and changing children's dietary patterns. CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE: These findings demonstrate that parental-oriented WhatsApp messages can contribute to oral health education of socioeconomic vulnerable parents towards risk behavior changes to control ECC.
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