3.2. Analysis.
Comparison 3 Dietary advice for infants and young children versus standard care, Outcome 2 Child oral health behaviours.
Child oral health behaviours | ||||
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Study | Behaviour change assocaited with intervention | Assessment time period | Benefit in favour of intervention | Benefit in favour of control |
Lapinleimu 1995 | "The dental health of the intervention children and control children showed no differences. Only 24% of the intervention children and 39% of the control children brushed their teeth without parental assistance (p < 0.05). Flouridated toothpaste and fluoride tablets were used daily by by 62% and 52% of the children, respectively, and no differences were found between the intervention and control children in this respect" (Karjlainen 1997, p.182). | Three‐year follow‐up, children 3 years of age | No | No |