To assess the effectiveness of prevention programs in mothers in the oral health of their children
Searches
Biomedical databases
EMBASE using PubMed platform (1960 to present)
SCIELO/Bireme (1960 to present)
Web of Science (1960 to present)
Handsearching of reference lists
The references of all included studies will be scanned to check for further relevant articles based on their titles and abstract reading.
Personal contacts
We aim to contact authors of relevant studies.
Types of study to be included
Clinical controlled trials and prospective cohort studies.
Condition or domain being studied
Caries in children
Participants/ population
Pregnant women
Intervention(s), exposure(s)
Any preventive program, including education given by any health personal, professional interventions (e.g. fluoride varnish, temporary restorations, sealants)
Comparator(s)/ control
Groups without the intervention
Context
Dental caries is the most common disease in children. There is evidence of vertical transmission of cariogenic bacteria and also some studies that suggest that is possible to establish preventive programs in mothers to prevent caries in their children.
Outcome(s)
Primary outcomes
Change in caries in children
We will measure any change expressed in carious, filled or missed temporal or permanent teeth by caries, in preschool children, school children and adolescents.
Secondary outcomes
Cariogenic bacteria levels
Periodontal health
Data extraction, (selection and coding)
Both authors will independently extract data onto previously piloted standardized forms. During the procedure, any disagreement will be resolved by consensus and mutual understating.
We will extract:
General information
Date of data extraction, study ID, name of authors, first author, author’s contact, source of paper, and objective of the study.
Study details
Study design, location, settings, inclusion and exclusion criteria, sample size and power calculations.
Characteristics of participants
Total number of participants, medical and family history, level of caries, status of oral health, previous abortions/operatives/obstetrics history, birth weight of previous babies (if available) and measurement of socioeconomic status.
Intervention details
Follow up
Measurements in the children: caries level, cariogenic bacteria level, oral health status
Risk of bias (quality) assessment
Every paper will be critically appraised using CONSORT or STROBE tools.
Strategy for data synthesis
If moderate heterogeneity (I square value > 30%) is found then we will use a random effect method to synthesize the results.
We will calculate NNT and absolute risk reduction with their corresponding confidence intervals.
Analysis of subgroups or subsets
Socioeconomic status, mother literacy and any relevant mother status.
Dissemination plans
Present in dentistry conference/congress
Publish in scientific dental journal
Contact details for further information
Sergio Uribe
Luis Rudloff 1640
Valdivia
CHILE
sergiouribe@uach.cl
Organisational affiliation of the review
School of Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, CHILE
www.uach.cl
Review team
Professor Sergio Uribe, Universidad Austral de Chile Dr Ilze Maldupa, Riga Strandins University
Anticipated or actual start date
01 October 2012
Anticipated completion date
01 December 2012
Funding sources/sponsors
None
Conflicts of interest
None known
Language
English
Country
Chile
Subject index terms status
Subject indexing assigned by CRD
Subject index terms
Child, Preschool; Dental Caries; Female; Health Education, Dental; Humans;
Infant; Mothers
Date of registration in PROSPERO
27 September 2012
Date of publication of this revision
27 September 2012
Stage of review at time of this submission
Started
Completed
Preliminary searches
Yes
Piloting of the study selection process
Formal screening of search results against eligibility criteria
Data extraction
Risk of bias (quality) assessment
Data analysis
Prospective meta-analysis
PROSPERO This information has been provided by the named contact for this review. CRD has accepted this information in good faith and registered the review in PROSPERO. CRD bears no responsibility or liability for the content of this registration record, any associated files or external websites.
