Effectiveness of Two Health Education Interventions in the Prevention of Caries and Gingivitis in Orthodontic Patients

Dental caries and gingivitis are classified by the World Health Organization (WHO) as an important public health problem due to their high prevalence and incidence worldwide despite the development of public policies to combat them. They are chronic diseases that have a severe impact in terms of pain and suffering, impairment of function and effect on quality of life. During orthodontic treatments, the most common adverse event is the appearance of dental caries lesions and gingivitis due to increased retention and change of dental biofilm composition or difficulty of removal with conventional oral hygiene techniques. Efforts to implement various conventional preventive interventions of self-care and education have not decreased their incidence, so it is necessary to implement motivational interventions to help adolescents and young adults to make positive changes in their oral health habits, which are constant and lasting and prevent and control gingivitis and caries.

NCT Number	NCT05979805
Lead Sponsor	Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Conditions	Dental Caries, Tooth Demineralization, Gingivitis
Enrollment	94 participants
Start Date	2024-04-15
Primary Completion	2025-12-20 (estimated)
Study Completion	2026-04-20 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov	2025-03-19