The aim of this professional contribution is to present the course of the conducted study, which is carried out under the »For a healthy smile :)« project and examines the influence of individualized oral hygiene instructions on oral health. After analysis of exclusion criteria, 86 participants were examined in March 2026, 64 of whom were examined in Ljubljana and 22 in Maribor. Each participant underwent intraoral and extraoral photography, assessment of the VPI, GBI and BOIB indices, determination of interdental brush sizes, CPITN assessment and evaluation of carious lesions and restorations according to the ICDAS II system. After the first examination, participants were randomly assigned to the control or intervention group, with the intervention group additionally receiving individualized instructions at each follow-up
examination. Two follow-up examinations were performed, in April and June 2026. The cross-sectional component of the study will provide insight into the oral health status of medical students, while selected data from the three examinations will enable a preliminary analysis of changes in clinical indicators and a comparison between the two study groups.
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