Protocol for a family-centered behavioral intervention to reduce early childhood caries: the MySmileBuddy program efficacy trial.
May 7, 2021
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BMC Oral Health
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Lumsden CL, Edelstein BL, Basch CE, Wolf RL, Koch PA, McKeague I, Leu CS, Andrews H.
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21(1):246.
Background
Although largely preventable through diet management and topical fluoride use, early childhood caries (ECC) often progresses to severity that necessitates surgical repair. Yet repair often fails to mitigate caries progression. Needed is an effective behavioral intervention to address underlying behavioral causes.
Methods
This randomized controlled trial will evaluate the efficacy of a behaviorally focused, family-centered intervention, the MySmileBuddy Program (MSB Program),