Trial reportInternational journal of paediatric dentistry2025
Effectiveness of a message service on child oral health practice via a social media application: A randomized controlled trial.
Trial report in International journal of paediatric dentistry, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. It is linked to trial NCT07463443 (Effectiveness of Chatbot for Improving Caregiving Outcomes in Primary Caregivers of Geriatric Pneumonia Patients), which is not on this map. Cited by 8 papers.
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Effectiveness of Chatbot for Improving Caregiving Outcomes in Primary Caregivers of Geriatric Pneumonia Patients: A Study on Knowledge, Attitude and Practice.
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8 citing papers in PubMed.
- 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
- Correction to "Effectiveness of a message service on child oral health practice via a social media application: A randomized controlled trial".International journal of paediatric dentistry · 2026Article
- Early childhood caries at its start: oral health disparities in Thai toddlers.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Utilising Teledentistry for Interdisciplinary Oral Assessment in Older Patients: An International Cross-Sectional Survey.Dentistry journal · 2026Article
- Digital Dentistry in Clinical Practice: A Scoping Review of Current Capabilities and Future Directions.International dental journal · 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
- Development and evaluation of an early childhood caries prediction model: a deep learning-based hybrid statistical modelling approach.European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry · 2025Article
- Brushing up on oral health: can messages through social media promote healthy oral health behaviours?Evidence-based dentistry · 2025Article
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- Erratum issued
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3 authors.
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Abstract
backgroundEarly establishment of healthy oral health behaviours is important to reduce early childhood caries risk. Two-way social media applications can economically assist caregivers.
aimTo evaluate the effectiveness of a LINE™ messaging service (MS) on promoting good oral health behaviors in Thai children.
designOne hundred and ninety caregiver-child dyads (children aged 6-36 months) who attended a university dental hospital and two other hospitals were randomly assigned to receive age-appropriate dental health education via MS or through traditional on-site visits. Infographic posters, video clips, and supportive messages were delivered weekly to the MS group. Parental oral health knowledge and children's oral health status and practice were assessed at baseline and 6-month follow-up.
resultsThe MS group showed significantly better scores in feeding habits (p = .034) and toothbrushing practice (p = .007). Parental knowledge increased in both groups; however, knowledge increased significantly in the control group (p = .001). Both groups exhibited improvements in the debris score but not in caries progression. The caregivers rated both methods as high to the highest satisfaction.
conclusionsThe MS yielded comparable outcomes to traditional dental visits in promoting oral health behaviours.
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