Mobile Oral Health Intervention Effectiveness on Orthodontic Patients' Oral Hygiene and Oral Health Literacy
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age16-25
SponsorAlexandria University
About this trial
Orthodontic patients face unique challenges in maintaining optimal oral hygiene due to the presence of fixed orthodontic appliances, which tend to increase plaque retention, leading to gingival inflammation. Oral Health Literacy (OHL) plays a role in an individual's ability to understand and implement oral hygiene instructions effectively. Mobile oral health interventions involve the use of mobile technology such as smartphones to improve oral hygiene practices and outcomes.
Aim of the study: To assess the effectiveness of a mobile oral health intervention using WhatsApp messages as compared to standard oral hygiene instructions on oral hygiene status and OHL level among orthodontic patients.
Eligibility criteria
This trial accepts healthy volunteersQualifiers
Patients undergoing orthodontic treatment with fixed appliances in both arches for the first time.
Patients between the age of 16 and 25 years.
Participants must own a smartphone with WhatsApp installed.
Those who agree to be part of the research project and accept the informed consent.
Disqualifiers
The presence of systemic diseases affecting oral health.
Patients with cleft lip and/or palate.
Functional and orthognathic patients.
Previous orthodontic treatment.
Trial design
Design model
Parallel
Treatments tested in this trial
Mobile Oral Health Intervention
Behavioral46 messages delivered over a 3-month period (12 weeks) via WhatsApp
Treatment groups
60 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsGroup A: Mobile Oral Health InterventionExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: ControlNo intervention 0 interventions
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Oral Health Literacy
oral health literacy as measured by the Oral Health Literacy - Adult Questionnaire (OHL-AQ). Scores of all questions answered by participants will be added to obtain the overall score of OHL ranging from 0 to 17. Scores are categorized into three groups: Inadequate (0-9), Borderline (10-11), and Adequate (12-17) OHL level
Time frame
Change from baseline to 1 month, 3 months, 6 monthsSecondary outcomes
1
Oral Hygiene
assessed by the Silness-Löe Plaque Index (PI) to provide mean PI score for each tooth ranging from 0 to 3.
Time frame
Change from baseline to 1 month, 3 months, 6 monthsSponsors and contacts
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Source ClinicalTrials.gov