Enhancing Oral Hygiene in Children Through an Innovative Motivational Model

NCT07055659 | Active Not Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: Qassim University "21-16-15"
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 40
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Background Children are susceptible to dental caries and periodontal disease, which are both preventable. Anxiety and fear of dental pain and dentists are common among children worldwide, so it is important to encourage new strategies to overcome this condition. Illustrations and visual aids may be helpful in passing along oral hygiene instructions to children. Rationale As a visual model, watering the plant is linked to brushing time. The evident growth of the plant as monitored by the child, can be helpful to instill the importance of maintaining proper dental hygiene. Study objectives To motivate children to maintain proper oral health care. Methods Forty 8 to 12 years old children (20 boys and 20 girls) will be randomly selected. Clinical oral examination is conducted to evaluate the dental caries and oral status gingival status of all children. Parents were asked to answer a simple questionnaire to assess oral health behaviors of their kids.

Conditions

Oral Hygiene Orientation

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Clinical examination: Oral hygiene status

  the following clinical parameters are recorded: DMF and df, Gingival index, and Plaque index, using periodontal probe, dental explorer. Data will be collected on the first and last visit ( in day zero and day 90). DMF and df are expressed in number of decayed, missed or filled teeth at the beginning and at the end of the study. any increase would express worse situation. Gingival index expresses inflammation in gingiva, that happens when gingiva is diseased (due to poor oral hygiene). the scores are 0-3, the higher the worse the situation. Plaque index represents the amount of accumulated plaque, scored 0-3, the higher the worse the situation. all records are taken at the beginning and at the end of the study, to compare the effect of giving a plant to the explementary group would or wouldn't improve oral hygiene of the child (less plaque) and preserve gingival health (less gingival index) and teeth (less DMF changes).

  90 days

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Questionnaire

  90 days

Study Arms (2)

Group A

EXPERIMENTAL

group with plant: this is the experimental group: the child will be given a plant to water it during 2-minute brushing habit. DMF, Plaque index and gingival index (describing number of decayed teeth and and status of gingiva with the amount of plaque) all will be compared between the groups at the beginning and at the end of the study.

Diagnostic Test: Oral hygiene assessment

Group B

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

group without plant: the control or placebo group: the child will not receive a plant but is instructed to brush his teeth for 2-minutes and keep this brushing habit for the whole period of the study. DMF, Plaque index and gingival index (describing number of decayed teeth and and status of gingiva with the amount of plaque) all will be compared between the groups at the beginning and at the end of the study.

Diagnostic Test: Oral hygiene assessment

Interventions

Oral hygiene assessment DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

experimental group will be given a plant to water it during 2-minute brushing habit. number of decayed teeth and and status of gingiva with the amount of plaque will be compared between the groups

Also known as: DMF, Plaque Index, Gingival Index

Group A; Group B

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 8 Years - 12 Years
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• medically -free children

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Qassim University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Qassim University

Buraidah, Saudi Arabia

Location

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant Professor of Periodontology

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 21, 2025
• First Posted: July 9, 2025
• Study Start: April 30, 2025
• Primary Completion: December 30, 2025
• Study Completion (Estimated): June 30, 2026
• Last Updated: July 9, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-06

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: STUDY PROTOCOL

Locations

SA (1)