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Prevalence of Early Childhood Caries in South Africa: Protocol for a Systematic Review

Prevalence of Early Childhood Caries in South Africa: Protocol for a Systematic Review

The WHO criteria include dmft scores (decayed, missing, and filled teeth; lower case indicates deciduous teeth) and the percentage of children that are caries free (including noncavitated caries [white spot lesions]). Databases such as Pub Med/MEDLINE, Cochrane, Scopus, Academic Search Complete, Dentistry and Oral Science, CINAHL, and Science Direct will be searched.

Faheema Kimmie-Dhansay, Robert Barrie, Sudeshni Naidoo, Tina Sharon Roberts

JMIR Res Protoc 2021;10(8):e25795

Risk Indicators for Early Childhood Caries in South Africa: Protocol for a Systematic Review

Risk Indicators for Early Childhood Caries in South Africa: Protocol for a Systematic Review

The search strategy will include the following terms: (((“South Africa”) AND (children OR “peri-natal” OR paediatric OR pediatric OR neonatal OR infant)) AND (“risk factor*” OR risk or factor*)) AND (“early childhood caries” OR caries OR decay OR dmft OR dental OR oral OR PUFA). Cross-sectional and cohort studies that report on the maternal and infant risk factors for ECC in South Africa will be included in the review. There will be no limitations pertaining to the date of publication.

Faheema Kimmie-Dhansay, Robert Barrie, Tina Roberts, Sudeshni Naidoo

JMIR Res Protoc 2021;10(6):e26701

A 21-Day School-Based Toothbrushing Intervention in Children Aged 6 to 9 Years in Indonesia and Nigeria: Protocol for a Two-Arm Superiority Randomized Controlled Trial

A 21-Day School-Based Toothbrushing Intervention in Children Aged 6 to 9 Years in Indonesia and Nigeria: Protocol for a Two-Arm Superiority Randomized Controlled Trial

The T0 (baseline), T0+21 (end of 21-day intervention), T1 (8 weeks after the end of the intervention), and T2 (24 weeks after the end of the intervention) data collection time points will consist of questionnaire completion and a clinical assessment of plaque level evaluation using the Simplified Oral Hygiene Index (OHI-S) and an additional caries evaluation at T0 and T2 using the Decayed, Missing, and Filled Teeth index (DMFT).

Paulo Melo, Sinead Malone, Arathi Rao, Charlotte Fine

JMIR Res Protoc 2020;9(2):e14156