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[Randomized controlled trial on the promotion of healthy lifestyles among adolescents in the orthodontic setting:
G La Torre1, G Rossini, R Saulle
1Dipartimenti di Sanità Pubblica e Malattie Infettive, apienza Università di Roma.
Abstract:
Many studies have shown that the bad lifestyles are the major factors thought to influence susceptibility to many diseases in our society and often these habits during the adolescence begin. The aim of the study was to evaluate the health promotion intervention effect in an orthodontic adolescent sample, in particular: deterring adolescents from smoking; discourage the use and abuse of alcoholic beverages; encourage the adherence to the Mediterranean style diet. A blinded randomized controlled trial will be performed. The participants will be adolescents aged 10 to 14 years that will receive a medical examination in the Complex Unit of Orthodontics. The sample will be followed for three years. The collected evidence would be a scientific support for decisions in public health, in order to increase the health of the young generations.
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