The Effect of Active Reminders on Oral Hygiene in Orthodontics

Status Recruiting

Clinical Trial Summary

The aim of this study is to investigate the efficacy of text message active reminders at different time intervals of oral hygiene instructions in patients with orthodontic fixed appliances.

Clinical Trial Description

Participants with orthodontic fixed appliances will be recruited from the university hospital clinics to receive text message reminders of oral hygiene. Four groups of participants will be formulated. Group 1 will be the control group and will not receive text messages. Group 2 will receive messages once a week. Group 3 will receive text message reminders 3 times a week. Group 4 will receive daily reminders. At baseline, after 4 weeks and after 8 weeks, gingival index and plaque index will be measured at each time point and then compared between groups. ;

Study Design

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

Oral Hygiene

Clinical Trial Details

NCT number	NCT03330535
Study type	Interventional
Source	Riyadh Colleges of Dentistry and Pharmacy
Contact	Omar H Alkadhi, BDS,MS
Phone	966505154754
Email	omar.alkadhi@riyadh.edu.sa
Status	Recruiting
Phase	N/A
Start date	May 1, 2018
Completion date	December 2019

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