Theory-based oral health education/promotion interventions (HBM, TPB, SCT, HAPA, TTM, PMT, SOC, PRECEDE-PROCEED, MI) vs Control (waitlist, routine/standard oral health education, or minimal intervention)
Mean DMFT (decayed, missing, filled permanent teeth) · school‐age children and adolescents
Theory-based interventions showed no significant effect on DMFT scores (SMD -0.11; low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- Health promotion theory-based educational interventions for improving oral health in children and adolescents: a… 2025 All outcomesPost-intervention (follow-up 3 to 12 months, varies by study) · School-based and community settings; multiple countries (predominantly Iran; also Pakistan, Hong Kong, Lithuania, Thailand) · OverallSMD -0.11 [-0.27, 0.04]4 studies · 2556 participantsLow