Emotional stimuli candidates for behavioural intervention in the prevention of early childhood caries: a pilot study.
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Year of publication | 2019 |
Type | Article in Periodical |
Magazine / Source | BMC Oral Health |
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web | https://bmcoralhealth.biomedcentral.com/track/pdf/10.1186/s12903-019-0718-4 |
Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12903-019-0718-4 |
Keywords | Behavioural intervention Dental caries Early childhood caries Prevention Primary dentition |
Description | Oral diseases, such as early childhood caries (ECC), have a complex etiology with common,behaviour-related risk factors. Appropriately targeted behavioural intervention using effective tools can help toeliminate risk behaviour leading to ECC. The aim of this study was to ascertain which visual stimuli with asupporting text evoke the strongest emotional response in infants’mothers and, therefore, are suitable candidatesfor inclusion in behavioural interventions within the prevention of ECC |
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