Oral Hygiene Compliance in Orthodontic Patients Using Active Reminders

Nourhan M.Aly

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Dental Plaque; Oral Hygiene

Treatments: Other: Application alerts; Other: WhatsApp reminders; Other: Phone calls; Other: Instagram reminders

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06080321

#9/2023

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of the present study will be to determine if different forms of active reminders regarding oral hygiene compliance have an influence on the level of compliance within orthodontic patients

Enrollment: 100 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 11 to 20 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Subjects with a complete natural dentition.
• Patients who need to undergo orthodontic therapy using fixed appliances.
• Good oral hygiene, with no signs and symptoms of periodontal disease.
• Patients with no medical or mental problems.

Exclusion criteria

• Patients with health risks associated with periodontal probing.
• Syndromic patients ex; Down syndrome.
• Previous orthodontic treatment.
• Patients with carious teeth

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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100 participants in 5 patient groups

WhatsApp messages

Experimental group

Treatment:

Other: WhatsApp reminders

Instagram messages

Experimental group

Treatment:

Other: Instagram reminders

Phone calls

Experimental group

Treatment:

Other: Phone calls

App alerts

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Other: Application alerts

No active reminders

No Intervention group