Effectiveness of Two Health Education Interventions in the Prevention of Caries and Gingivitis in Orthodontic Patients
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Conditions studied: Dental Caries, Tooth Demineralization, Gingivitis
In brief
Dental caries and gingivitis are classified by the World Health Organization (WHO) as an important public health problem due to their high prevalence and incidence worldwide despite the development of public policies to combat them. They are chronic diseases that have a severe impact in terms of pain and suffering, impairment of function and effect on quality of life. During orthodontic treatments, the most common adverse event is the appearance of dental caries lesions and gingivitis due to increased retention and change of dental biofilm composition or difficulty of removal with conventional oral hygiene techniques. Efforts to implement various conventional preventive interventions of self-care and education have not decreased their incidence, so it is necessary to implement motivational interventions to help adolescents and young adults to make positive changes in their oral health habits, which are constant and lasting and prevent and control gingivitis and caries.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT05979805
- Run by
- Universidad Nacional de Colombia
- People needed
- 94
- Starts
- 2024-04-15
- Expected to finish
- 2026-04-20
- Last updated by the study team
- 2025-03-19
Who can join
Age: 13 and older, up to 28. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Patients enrolled in the different orthodontic postgraduate clinics of the National University of Colombia who requires treatment with fixed orthodontic appliances
- 13 years old up to 28 years of age.
- Willingness to participate in the study and signature of the informed consent form.
You may not qualify if…
- Patients with untreated caries lesions
- Patients with periodontal diseases or experience
- Previous orthodontics treatments
- Severe fluorosis or enamel abnormalities.
- Medical compromise or treatments generating hyposalivation or gingival enlargement
- Craniomaxillary anomalies
- Cognitive or motor disability
- Pregnancy.
- Dependence to alcohol, nicotine or psychoactive substances
Where it is running
- Universidad Nacional de Colombia — Bogotá, Colombia (enrolling)
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