Table 6.
Sequence of procedures performed for each recruited participants
| ART group | HT group | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | Evaluation | Baseline | Evaluation | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Completed by | Baseline examination appointment | Treatment appointment | 1 week | 1 month | 6 months | 12 months | 24 months | 36 months | Baseline examination appointment | Treatment appointment | 1 week | 1 month | 6 months | 12 months | 24 months | 36 months |
| Consent/Assent | Dentist/Dental student | X | X | ||||||||||||||
| DMFT/dmft | Dentist/Dental student | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
| Plaque index | Dentist/Dental student | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| Gingival health | Dentist/Dental student | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| Instructions of oral hygiene/diet | Dentist/Dental student | X | X | ||||||||||||||
| Orthodontic separators | Dentist/Dental student | X | |||||||||||||||
| Treatment | Dentist/Dental student | X | X | ||||||||||||||
| Wong-Baker faces scale (pre/post treatment) | Child | X | X | X | |||||||||||||
| Questionnaire about teeth appearance (pre/post treatment) | Child/Parent | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||
| Questionnaire about acceptance in relation to treatment | Child/Parent | X | X | ||||||||||||||
| Measurement of OVD | Dentist/Dental student | X* | X | X | X | X | X | X | X* | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| Perceptions regarding OHRQoL | Child/Parent | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||
| Treatment evaluation | Dentist/Dental student | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||
*OVD will be measured before and immediately after treatment during the treatment appointment in Atraumatic Restorative Treatment (ART) and Hall Technique (HT) groups
DMFT/dmft decayed, missing, filled teeth in permanent teeth/decayed, missing, filled teeth in primary teeth, OHRQoL oral health-related quality of life, OVD occlusal-vertical dimension