Influence of digital media in the oral health education of mother-child pairs: study protocol of a parallel double-blind randomized clinical trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Dental caries is the most common non transmissible chronic disease in childhood and the control of dental biofilm in children is one of the greatest challenges in oral disease prevention. Digital media applications can help patients in improving their oral hygiene performance and reducing the number of appointments due to pain and discomfort reasons. This study aims to investigate the use of an smartphone application (WhatsApp) to deliver oral health education to mother-child pairs, with the ultimate goal of controlling dental biofilm and caries through digital activities focused on oral hygiene.

Methods

This study was designed as a randomized, double-blind, parallel clinical trial involving 100 pairs of mothers and children (6-12 years old). The mothers and child

SUBMITTER: Ribeiro YJS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9361624 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature