Effectiveness of oral health education on oral hygiene and dental caries in schoolchildren: Systematic review and meta-analysis.
Caroline SteinNathália Maria Lopes SantosJuliana Balbinot HilgertFernando Neves HugoPublished in: Community dentistry and oral epidemiology (2017)
Traditional oral health educational actions were effective in reducing plaque, but not gingivitis. There is no long-term evidence in respect of the effectiveness of these interventions in preventing plaque accumulation, gingivitis and dental caries in the school environment.