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Oral Hygiene Reminders in Orthodontic Patients

NCT04042389 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 54

Last updated 2019-08-01

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Objective: To determine the effect of WhatsApp and Email reminders on oral hygiene compliance of orthodontic patients.

Methods: A Randomized, parallel group, double blinded study was conducted on 54 patients undergoing orthodontic treatment at MAHSA University. They were randomized to 3 groups, namely WhatsApp (W) group, Email (E) group and Control (C) group with 18 subjects in each group. Group (W) and Group (E) received oral health messages once a week through WhatsApp and E-mail reminders respectively, while Group (C) did not receive any reminders. Plaque was measured at baseline (T0), after 4 weeks (T1), and after 8 weeks (T2). For each subject, two intraoral photographs were taken after application of plaque disclosing agent; and the area covered by plaque was measured on 12, 13, 43, 22, 23 and 33 teeth by planimetry.

Conditions

  • Compliance, Treatment

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

WhatsApp reminder

The WhatsApp group received oral health messages once a week for four weeks (totaling 4 messages) as a reminder to practice good oral hygiene The reminder included an image reminding them to maintain their oral hygiene.

BEHAVIORAL

Email reminder

The Email group received oral health messages once a week for four weeks (totaling 4 messages) as a reminder to practice good oral hygiene The reminder included an image reminding them to maintain their oral hygiene.

BEHAVIORAL

Control

No messages sent.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Mahsa University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Kirti Saxena, MDS · Mahsa University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
15 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-01-02
Primary Completion
2018-04-29
Completion
2018-07-30

Countries

  • Malaysia

Study Locations

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