The effect of using a mobile application ("WhiteTeeth") on improving oral hygiene: A randomized controlled trial.
Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of the WhiteTeeth mobile app, a theory‐based mobile health (mHealth) program for promoting oral hygiene in adolescent orthodontic patients. Methods: In this parallel randomized controlled trial, the data of 132 adolescents were collected during three orthodon...
| Publicado en: | International Journal of Dental Hygiene Vol. 18; no. 1; pp. 73 - 84 |
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| Formato: | pictorial research tables/charts randomized controlled trial Journal Article |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Feb2020
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=141095609&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 141095609 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 16015029 K8M jtl: International Journal of Dental Hygiene issn: 16015029 maglogo: Y pubinfo: dt: Feb2020 vid: 18 iid: 1 pid: 480 pub: Wiley-Blackwell place: Malden, Massachusetts artinfo: ui: 141095609 141095609 141095609 10.1111/idh.12415 141095609 ppf: 73 ppct: 11 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: C – @attributes: type: P tig: atl: The effect of using a mobile application ("WhiteTeeth") on improving oral hygiene: A randomized controlled trial. aug: au: Scheerman, Janneke F. M. Meijel, Berno Empelen, Pepijn Verrips, Gijsbert H. W. Loveren, Cor Twisk, Jos W. R. Pakpour, Amir H. Braak, Matheus C. T. Kramer, Gem J. C. affil: Inholland University of Applied Sciences, Amsterdam The Netherlands sug: subj: Orthodontic Care Oral Hygiene Evaluation Telehealth Health Promotion Methods Mobile Applications Utilization Program Evaluation Treatment Outcomes Human Male Female Adolescence Netherlands Randomized Controlled Trials Random Assignment Single-Blind Studies Questionnaires Descriptive Statistics T-Tests Chi Square Test Two-Tailed Test Data Analysis Software Confidence Intervals Dental Plaque Gingival Diseases Health Behavior Fluorides, Topical Therapeutic Use Mouthwashes Self Care Health Education Oral Health Psychosocial Factors Funding Source Clinical Assessment Tools Adolescent: 13-18 years Male Female ab: Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of the WhiteTeeth mobile app, a theory‐based mobile health (mHealth) program for promoting oral hygiene in adolescent orthodontic patients. Methods: In this parallel randomized controlled trial, the data of 132 adolescents were collected during three orthodontic check‐ups: at baseline (T0), at 6‐week follow‐up (T1) and at 12‐week follow‐up (T2). The intervention group was given access to the WhiteTeeth app in addition to usual care (n = 67). The control group received usual care only (n = 65). The oral hygiene outcomes were the presence and the amount of dental plaque (Al‐Anezi and Harradine plaque index), and the total number of sites with gingival bleeding (Bleeding on Marginal Probing Index). Oral health behaviour and its psychosocial factors were measured through a digital questionnaire. We performed linear mixed‐model analyses to determine the intervention effects. Results: At 6‐week follow‐up, the intervention led to a significant decrease in gingival bleeding (B = −3.74; 95% CI −6.84 to −0.65) and an increase in the use of fluoride mouth rinse (B = 1.93; 95% CI 0.36 to 3.50). At 12‐week follow‐up, dental plaque accumulation (B = −11.32; 95% CI −20.57 to −2.07) and the number of sites covered with plaque (B = −6.77; 95% CI −11.67 to −1.87) had been reduced significantly more in the intervention group than in the control group. Conclusions: The results show that adolescents with fixed orthodontic appliances can be helped to improve their oral hygiene when usual care is combined with a mobile app that provides oral health education and automatic coaching. Netherlands Trial Registry Identifier: NTR6206: 20 February 2017. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: pictorial research tables/charts randomized controlled trial Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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