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)
Periodontal health status · school‐age children and adolescents
Theory-based interventions significantly improved periodontal health (SMD -1.18; moderate 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 2 weeks to 6 months, varies by study) · School-based and community settings; multiple countries (predominantly Iran; also Pakistan, Hong Kong, Lithuania, Thailand) · OverallSMD -1.18 [-1.83, -0.53]4 studies · 3342 participantsModerate