Impact of parental psychosocial profile on the effectiveness of oral hygiene interventions in preschool children: a randomised controlled clinical trial in a rural population
Anny Caroline Schade, Karina Duarte Vilella, Erick Tassio Barbosa Neves, Ana Flávia Granville-Garcia, Fernanda de Moraes Ferreira, Luciana Reichert da Silva Assunção · 2026
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Anny Caroline Schade and colleagues tested whether caregivers' psychological profiles change how well oral-hygiene teaching works for rural preschool children in southern Brazil. Seventy-eight children and caregivers were randomized to standard guidance or the teach-back technique, in which caregivers repeat instructions in their own words. Plaque was scored at baseline and again seven days after teaching.
Only children in one psychological cluster, lower sense of coherence with higher internal locus of control, showed fewer plaque-covered teeth, and only with teach-back. Yet mature biofilm scores fell regardless of caregiver profile or teaching method. Caregiver psychology therefore did not broadly determine success when mature plaque was the outcome.
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| CREATOR | Anny Caroline Schade, Karina Duarte Vilella, Erick Tassio Barbosa Neves, Ana Flávia Granville-Garcia, Fernanda de Moraes Ferreira, Luciana Reichert da Silva Assunção |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 37 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |