Clinical Trial: Interactive School-Based Oral Health Education Program to Reduce Periodontal Disease in Palestinian Adolescents

U.S., July 10 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07055932) titled 'Interactive School-Based Oral Health Education Program to Reduce Periodontal Disease in Palestinian Adolescents' on June 12.

Brief Summary: The goal of this intervention study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a two-month interactive school-based oral health education program in reducing periodontal disease and improving oral health behaviors among 15-year-old schoolchildren in Nablus, Palestine.

The study was guided by the following hypotheses:

* The interactive education program would lead to a significant reduction in Community Periodontal Index for Treatment Needs (CPITN) and Simplified Oral Hygiene Index (S-OHI) scores.

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