Behavioral Outcomes of a Pragmatic Early Childhood Caries Management Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To evaluate a preventative behavioral intervention for managing early childhood caries (ECC) in a cohort of high-risk children.

Methods

This pragmatic trial of the MySmileBuddy Program (MSB) evaluated preventive behavioral outcomes in a 1-y community health worker-delivered intervention to prevent ECC progression. Pre-/postintervention surveys assessed parent-reported child engagement in therapeutic toothbrushing (i.e., adult-assisted brushing with fluoridated toothpaste twice daily) and caries-related dietary behaviors and barriers. Generalized linear model with identity link for continuous variables and logit link for dichotomous outcomes evaluated pre-/postintervention comparisons and generalized estimating equations accounted for within-participant correlation

SUBMITTER: Lumsden CL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11289954 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature