This research targets the evaluation of the impact of oral health educational programs on the gingival status and oral health related quality of life in early adolescence of the Egyptian population. Each participant will benefit from the education of the proper oral hygiene practices under the supervision and follow up of the investigator in addition to the potential improvement of his/ her oral health related quality of life.
The objective of this study is to improve the gingival status and oral health related quality of life in the Egyptian population's early adolescence. The intervention is an Oral health educational program based on the following: * Tooth brushing: the modified bass technique is the method of choice the skill will be taught using a video followed by a model demonstration then a supervised brushing session done by the participants. * Dietary recommendations and importance of visiting the dentist will be introduced in the form of power point presentation that will be set according to the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD). * Participant will be asked to come for 4 visits one for base line data collection and administration of the intervention and another 3 follow up visits once per month.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
91
proper introduction to brushing techniques, dietary recommendations and importance of visiting the dentist
New Giza University
Giza, Egypt
Short form Child perception questionnaire 11-14
assessment of Oral symptoms, functional limitations, emotional and social well being. each domain scores from 0-20 where 20 means the worst quality of life in each domain.
Time frame: 3 months
Photographic evaluation and interpretation using Adobe Photoshop Creative Cloud 2021
assessment of Swelling of gingiva red color characteristics using number of red pixels
Time frame: 3 months
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