Perio & Hygiene Randomised controlled trial ✓ Peer reviewed

Effectiveness of Customized Animated Video-Based Oral Health Education Compared With Conventional Model-Based Education on Oral Hygiene Status and Practices Among Pregnant Women Attending a Tertiary Care Hospital: A Single-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial.

Special care in dentistry : official publication of the American Association of Hospital Dentists, the Academy of Dentistry for the Handicapped, and the American Society for Geriatric Dentistry · Singh P, Gupta VK, Deo S, Rajput A, Khot AJP · 2026-07-01

Pregnant women receiving animated video-based oral health education showed greater improvements in gingival health and plaque control than those receiving conventional model-based education, though both groups improved significantly over six months.

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