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M Ihab¹, Y El-Sherif², R Yassin¹

¹Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Dental Public Health, Faculty of Dentistry, Alexandria University, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.

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|December 4, 2024

Summary

Behavioral interventions for children's oral hygiene showed limited success. Motivational interviewing (MI) showed promise, but other components like storytelling videos (STVs) and oral health promotion messages (OHPMs) require modification for effective use.

Keywords:

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Area of Science:

Behavioral science
Public health
Pediatric dentistry

Background:

Improving children's oral hygiene is crucial for overall health.
Behavioral interventions offer a promising avenue for enhancing oral hygiene practices.
The Multiphase Optimization Strategy (MOST) provides a framework for developing effective interventions.

Purpose of the Study:

To optimize and evaluate behavioral intervention components for improving preschool children's oral hygiene.
To test the effectiveness of brief motivational interviewing (MI), storytelling videos (STVs), and oral health promotion messages (OHPMs).
To assess the impact of these components on children's plaque accumulation and mothers' toothbrushing frequency.

Main Methods:

A 2^3 factorial trial involving 128 mothers and their children under 5 years old.
Randomization to 8 experimental conditions based on combinations of MI, STVs, and OHPMs.
Outcomes measured included children's plaque scores and mothers' self-reported toothbrushing frequency over 3 months.

Main Results:

Overall plaque scores decreased from 1.8 to 1.5, and daily toothbrushing increased from 50.8% to 69.5% after 3 months.
Motivational interviewing (MI) showed a non-significant trend towards reduced plaque and increased toothbrushing.
Combining OHPMs and STVs without MI negated their effects; no significant effects were found for main effects or interactions.

Conclusions:

Individual or combined intervention components did not significantly improve children's oral hygiene or toothbrushing frequency.
Motivational interviewing (MI) demonstrated the most potential for behavior change in this context.
Oral health promotion messages (OHPMs) and storytelling videos (STVs) require modification before integration into a comprehensive intervention package with MI.