Trial reportBMC oral health2025
Primary school children's oral hygiene knowledge assessed with different educational methods: a cross-sectional study.
Trial report in BMC oral health, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06569745 (Primary School Children's Oral and Dental Health Knowledge Assessed With Different Educational Methods), which is not on this map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Primary School Children's Oral and Dental Health Knowledge Assessed With Different Educational Methods: A Cross-Sectional Study
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- How effective are video animations as information tools for patients and the general public? An updated systematic review.Frontiers in digital health · 2025Pooled it
- Recognizing the Importance of Design, Content, and Delivery Features of Health Animations for Preventive Health Behaviors: Realist Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Review
- Sources of Oral Health Activities Among Croatian University Students-A Pilot Study.Dentistry journal · 2026Article
- Video-Assisted Learning for Oral Health Knowledge in Children: A Pre-post Intervention Study.Cureus · 2026Article
- Oral Hygiene and Dietary Behaviors Among Romanian Schoolchildren: A Cross-Sectional Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Assessment of Oral Hygiene Practices and Dental Health Conditions in School-Aged Children of 7-10 Years.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundDifferent educational methods play an important role in oral hygiene education programs. This study aims to evaluate the impact of various educational methods on the oral hygiene knowledge of primary school children.
methodsA total of 490 primary school students participated in this cross-sectional study. The students were assigned to one of three groups: a verbal explanation group, an animation group, or a peer-led reels group. Before and after the intervention, the students completed questionnaires assessing their oral hygiene knowledge.
resultsA significant increase was observed in the post-educational knowledge levels of the children in three educational methods (p < 0.001). The study found that the main effect of educational methods was statistically significant (p < 0.001). However, effects of gender, and tablet/mobile phone use, respectively, were not statistically significant (p = 0.694, p = 0.641). The animation group (6.73) and the verbal expression group (6.57) had the highest post-training knowledge levels, respectively, while the peer-led reels group had the lowest (5.95) (p < 0.001).
conclusionsAll three educational methods are effective in promoting oral hygiene, but due to the accessibility and consumption of information in the current technological era, animation videos may be more useful and suitable for modern education.
trial registrationID: NCT06569745; Date: 21.08.2024; 'retrospectively registered'.
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