Effectiveness of online caries management platform in children's caries prevention: A randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To construct an online caries management platform and evaluate its efficacy in children's caries prevention based on caries risk.

Methods

The study participants were second-grade pupils. The caries risk assessment tool (CAT) was used to grade caries risk for all participants, who were randomly divided into the experimental (114 pupils) and control (111 pupils) groups. The experimental group used the Internet for caries management, while the control group was managed by traditional lecturing in classroom. The caries status of each surface of the first permanent molars was recorded. The basic information and oral health knowledge, attitude, and behaviors of participants were collected by questionnaire. One year later, outcome data were collected. Pearson's chi-squared

SUBMITTER: Yan S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9947237 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature