Effectiveness of a School-Based Oral Health Promotion Program on Dental Caries Among Iraqi School Children: A Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To assess the effectiveness of a school-based oral health promotion program on dental caries of permanent dentition among Iraqi children.

Methods

A cluster randomised controlled trial was conducted with a parallel study group, comprising 8-10-year-old schoolchildren, 186 in each group. At the beginning of the study, subjects in the intervention group received oral health education and a single dose of 5% sodium fluoride varnish for all teeth surfaces while the control group only received oral health education. The primary outcome data in this study were caries increment and incidence after six months. The secondary outcome data was any change in oral health behaviors in the students of both groups after 3 months. The caries status was recorded according to International

SUBMITTER: Ghasemi H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11976541 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature