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Effect of dental caries management using 'CAMBRA-kids' mobile application for children under 5 years old

An-Na Yeo1, Su-Young Lee2

  • 1Department of Dental Hygiene, Daejeon Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, Korea.

International Journal of Dental Hygiene
|December 13, 2021
PubMed

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The CAMBRA-kids mobile app effectively managed dental caries in preschoolers. This approach improved risk factors and protective factors, particularly benefiting high-risk children over one year.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Dentistry
  • Public Health
  • Digital Health

Background:

  • Dental caries is a prevalent issue in preschool children.
  • Early intervention and risk assessment are crucial for effective caries management.
  • Mobile applications offer a novel approach to support dental care management.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the effectiveness of the CAMBRA-kids mobile application in managing dental caries among children under five years old.
  • To assess changes in caries risk factors and protective factors using the application.
  • To determine the impact of caries management on disease indicators in different risk groups.

Main Methods:

  • A 12-month study involving 119 preschoolers and their parents.
  • Utilized the CAMBRA-kids mobile application for inputting risk/protective factors and clinical disease indicators.
  • Carried out caries risk assessment and management based on application-generated risk levels.

Main Results:

  • Significant changes in children's caries risk levels were observed after 12 months of management.
  • Risk factors decreased and protective factors increased across all assessed risk groups.
  • Disease indicators decreased in the low-risk group, while increasing in extreme high-risk and high-risk groups.

Conclusions:

  • Systematic dental caries management using the CAMBRA-kids mobile application demonstrated positive effects in preschool children.
  • The intervention was particularly impactful for children in the extreme high-risk and high-risk categories.
  • The CAMBRA-kids application shows promise for widespread use in preschooler caries management programs.
Abstract

Keywords:
CAMBRAcaries managementchildrendental cariesmobile application

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