"BRUSH UP": AN INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGICAL AID FOR PARENTS TO KEEP A CHECK OF THEIR CHILDREN'S ORAL HYGIENE BEHAVIOUR.

Objective: To investigate the impact of "Brush Up" - a mobile application, on oral hygiene behaviours of 4-6-year-old children in Bangalore city.

Methods: In this experimental study, 247 children aged 4-6, were randomly divided into three groups. Considering "Brush Up" is a mobile application, parents of the children in Group 1 (n=82) downloaded the application on their smartphones.