Behaviour change intervention for toothbrushing (lesson and text messages) to prevent dental caries in secondary school pupils: The BRIGHT randomized control trial.

Nicola Patricia Innes Caroline Marie Fairhurst Katie Whiteside Hannah Ainsworth Debbie Sykes Sarab El Yousfi Emma Turner Ivor Gordon Chestnutt Anju Devianee Keetharuth Simon Dixon Peter F Day Nassar Seifo Fiona Gilchrist Katie Hicks Ian Kellar Waraf Al-Yaseen Mariana Pinheiro Araujo Donna Dey Catherine Elizabeth Hewitt Susan Pavitt Mark D Robertson David John Torgerson Zoe Marshman

Published in: Community dentistry and oral epidemiology (2024)

There was no evidence of statistically significant difference for caries prevalence at 2.5-years. The intervention's positive 6-month toothbrushing behaviour change did not translate into caries reduction. (ISRCTN 12139369). COVID-19 pandemic adversly affected follow-up.

Keyphrases

randomized controlled trial
oral health
physical activity
double blind
open label
risk factors
mental health
phase iii
smoking cessation
study protocol
phase ii