CompletedNot Applicable

The Impact of Anticipatory Guidance on Early Childhood Caries: a Quasi-experimental Study

Malaysia478 participantsStarted 2015-01-02

Plain-language summary

This study aimed to compare the impact of anticipatory guidance on the caries incidence of 2-3-year-old preschool children and their 4-6-year-old siblings, as well as on their mothers' oral health literacy, as compared to the conventional Ministry of Health (MOH) programme.

Who can participate

Age range2 Years – 6 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Children between the age of 2-3 years old * Older sibling aged 4 to 6 years categorized as having high caries risk based on a Caries Risk Assessment tool adapted from the American Association of Paediatric Dentistry * Mothers who were willing to participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: • Medically compromised children

What they're measuring

Incidence of dental caries

Timeframe: Baseline and 3 years

Trial details

NCT IDNCT03478748

SponsorUniversity of Malaya

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2017-12-15

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