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In Group A, 25 children played the educational game \u201cMy tooth the Happiest\u201d and Group B of 26 children were given verbal dietary counseling. A postintervention questionnaire was answered by the parents on the 8\n th<\/jats:sup>\n , 16\n th<\/jats:sup>\n , and 30\n th<\/jats:sup>\n days and were scored as per the scale.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Statistical Analysis:<\/jats:title>\n The intergroup comparison of Group A and Group B was done by Mann\u2013Whitney test and the intra-group analysis by Friedman\u2019s test.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results:<\/jats:title>\n \n The inter-group analysis showed a highly significant (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n < 0.01) result at the 8\n th<\/jats:sup>\n , 16\n th<\/jats:sup>\n , and 30\n th<\/jats:sup>\n day with lower mean scores in Group A than Group B. 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