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Effectiveness of Brush DJ App in Improving Oral Hygiene Compliance of Fixed Orthodontic Patients

NCT05853276 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2024-03-05

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Summary

In this day and age, smartphones are occupying big portions of our lives. Expanding development of mobile applications focusing on delivering behavioral health intervention have intrigued us to know better about their efficacy.

Hence the present study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of the Brush DJ app on improving the oral hygiene compliance of patients wearing fixed orthodontic appliances by assessing their gingival status.

Null hypothesis: There was no difference in the gingival status and oral hygiene status of patients between verbal oral hygiene instructions and oral hygiene instructions using the Brush DJ app.

Research hypothesis: There was a difference in the gingival status and oral hygiene status of patients between verbal oral hygiene instructions and oral hygiene instructions using the Brush DJ app

Conditions

  • Gingivitis

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Brush DJ app

Brush DJ app is a mobile app which can be freely downloaded. This app was chosen as part of the intervention as it was recognized by the NHS to reduce the risk of gum disease and tooth decay among its users. This app was built around the info given in the public health England Delivering Better Oral Health Toolkit.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • IMU University, Malaysia

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Shilpa Gunjal, PhD · IMU

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
15 Years
Max Age
35 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-03-01
Primary Completion
2023-09-30
Completion
2023-10-31

Countries

  • Malaysia

Study Locations

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