The Dental Care Revolution: Health Education Using AI or Humanized Counseling on Plague Control and Periodontal Treatment Outcome in Patients With Periodontal Disease

Kaohsiung Medical University

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Periodontal Diseases

Treatments: Behavioral: The AI-assisted tool used in this study was called Dental Monitoring (DM).

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06083649

KMUHIRB-F(II)-20200059

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study was to evaluate the long-term effectiveness of an AI dental monitoring intervention on patients' periodontal disease, preventive behaviors and motivation. This randomized controlled trial included experimental group: AI group (EG-A), AI-humanized group (EG-B) and control group(CG), respectively.

The EG-A and EG-B received AI dental monitoring intervention by taking mouth image at home once a week for six month. Baseline and follow-up surveys were used to collect the data in oral health related quality of life,periodontal parameters, periodontal preventive behaviors and motivation.

Full description

A randomized experimental design was used. Patients with periodontal disease whose aged 35-65 years were recruited through department of Periodontics in Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital.

Each group was expected for 100 per group, patients will be randomized into each group. G*Power (version 3.1.9.4) was used for power analysis.

All patients will underwent periodontal examination at baseline and at 1-month, 3-month, 6-month follow-ups.

Each patients will be diagnosed periodontal disease by dentist and have more than 16 functional teeth.

Each patients will completed the questionnaire at baseline and at 1-month, 3-month and 6-month follow-up.

Enrollment: 100 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 35 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age between 35-65 years old
• Diagnosed periodontal disease by dentist (Comprehensive Periodontal Treatment Project)
• More than 16 functional teeth

Exclusion criteria

• Have received periodontal treatment within 3 months
• Patient has disease related to periodontal disease (ex. Drug-related excessive gum growth or blood clotting problems, pregnancy, mental illness)
• Disability patients

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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100 participants in 3 patient groups

Experimental group A (AI Group: EG-A)

Experimental group

Description:

The AI group scanned their own mouths at home once a week for 6 months, with each scan taking approximately 5 min. After scanning, they uploaded the results to the AI system for evaluation. The AI system then selected and sent a message to each patient depending on their intraoral conditions.

Treatment:

Behavioral: The AI-assisted tool used in this study was called Dental Monitoring (DM).

Experimental group B (AI and health counseling group: EG-B)

Experimental group

Description:

The AI and health counseling group scanned their own mouths at home once a week for 6 months, with each scan taking approximately 5 min. After scanning, they uploaded the results to the AI system for evaluation. The EG-B received both AI-assisted DM and real-person oral health counseling and advice from a counselor, who assessed their oral hygiene conditions on the basis of their scanning results and then provided individualized counseling, such as pointing out unclean teeth and offering suggestions on cleaning tools.

Treatment:

Behavioral: The AI-assisted tool used in this study was called Dental Monitoring (DM).

No Intervention: Control group (CG)

No Intervention group

Description:

the control group(CG) only have standard oral hygiene education