The study aims to compare the efficacy of using gamification for oral hygiene in children at home environment.
Subjects will be randomized into three groups: 1. The first group will receive a manual toothbrush Curaprox 5460 ultra soft, Jordan Miracle Flossers floss, Curaprox toothpaste 1450 and mobile phone application Chomper Chums. 2. The second group will receive electric toothbrush Playbrush Smart Sonic, Jordan Miracle Flossers floss, Curaprox toothpaste 1450 and mobile phone application Playbrush App. 3. The third group will receive electric toothbrush Playbrush Smart Sonic, Jordan Miracle Flossers floss, Curaprox toothpaste 1450 and mobile phone application Utoothia.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
100
Soft manual toothbrush (Curaprox 5460 ultra soft) and Jordan Miracle Flossers floss, Curaprox toothpaste 1450 and mobile phone application Chomper Chumswill will be used to brush teeth.
Electric toothbrush (Play Smart Brush N°1) and Jordan Miracle Flossers floss, Curaprox toothpaste 1450 and mobile phone application Playbrush App will be used to brush teeth.
Electric toothbrush (Play Smart Brush N°2) and Jordan Miracle Flossers floss, Curaprox toothpaste 1450 and mobile phone application Utoothia will be used to brush teeth.
University Maribor
Maribor, Slovenia
RECRUITINGUniversity of Maribor Faculty of health sciences
Maribor, Slovenia
RECRUITINGControl 1: Intrinsic motivation
The investigators will be using the Intrinsic Motivation Inventory (IMI) for measuring the participant intrinsic motivation (McAuley, Duncan, \& Tammen, 1987). The IMI will have in total 37 items, measured on a 7-point scale.
Time frame: Baseline
Control 1: Oral hygiene index
The investigators will be using the Oral Hygiene Index (OHI) for measuring the participant debris Index (DI) and Calculus Index (CI) (Greene and Vermillion, 1960). Each index has a scale from 0 to 3. After the scores for DI and CI are recorded, the OHI (OHI range from 0 to 12) values are calculated. Higher the OHI, poorer is the oral hygiene of the participant.
Time frame: Baseline
Control 2: Intrinsic motivation
The investigators will be using the Intrinsic Motivation Inventory (IMI) for measuring the participant intrinsic motivation (McAuley, Duncan, \& Tammen, 1987). The IMI will have in total 37 items, measured on a 7-point scale.
Time frame: Two weeks after baseline
Control 2: Oral hygiene index
The investigators will be using the Oral Hygiene Index (OHI) for measuring the participant debris Index (DI) and Calculus Index (CI) (Greene and Vermillion, 1960). Each index has a scale from 0 to 3. After the scores for DI and CI are recorded, the OHI (OHI range from 0 to 12) values are calculated. Higher the OHI, poorer is the oral hygiene of the participant.
Time frame: Two weeks after baseline
Control 3: Intrinsic motivation
The investigators will be using the Intrinsic Motivation Inventory (IMI) for measuring the participant intrinsic motivation (McAuley, Duncan, \& Tammen, 1987). The IMI will have in total 37 items, measured on a 7-point scale.
Time frame: Six weeks after baseline
Control 3: Oral hygiene index
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The investigators will be using the Oral Hygiene Index (OHI) for measuring the participant debris Index (DI) and Calculus Index (CI) (Greene and Vermillion, 1960). Each index has a scale from 0 to 3. After the scores for DI and CI are recorded, the OHI (OHI range from 0 to 12) values are calculated. Higher the OHI, poorer is the oral hygiene of the participant.
Time frame: Six weeks after baseline
Oral hygiene knowledge of participants 1
The investigators will use a questionnaire (Poutanen et al., 2007) about demographic factors and oral health-related knowledge attitudes, belief, and behavior to get information about the knowledge of participants oral health. Knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs are measured with 4-point Likert-scale questions; the alternatives were: strongly agree, partly agree, partly disagree, strongly disagree. Behaviors are measured with 7-point Likert-scale questions with alternatives that described the frequency of the behavior.
Time frame: Baseline
Oral hygiene knowledge of participants 2
The investigators will use a questionnaire (Poutanen et al., 2007) about oral health-related knowledge attitudes, belief, and behavior to get information about the knowledge of participants oral health. Knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs are measured with 4-point Likert-scale questions; the alternatives were: strongly agree, partly agree, partly disagree, strongly disagree. Behaviors are measured with 7-point Likert-scale questions with alternatives that described the frequency of the behavior.
Time frame: Six weeks after baseline