Trial reportSpinal cord2013
Effect of a home telecare program on oral health among adults with tetraplegia: a pilot study.
Trial report in Spinal cord, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Who cites it
11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 27 citations in OpenAlex.
- Dental Care Access and the Elderly: What Is the Role of Teledentistry? A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Pooled it
- mHealth for Oral Care in Aging: A Narrative Review of Mobile Applications for Older Adults and Caregivers.Dentistry journal · 2026Review
- Improving Oral Health After Spinal Cord Injury: A Scoping Review of Barriers, Facilitators, Current Interventions and Their Effectiveness.Clinical and experimental dental research · 2026Article
- Features of Structured, One-to-One Videoconference Interventions That Actively Engage People in the Management of Their Chronic Conditions: Scoping Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Article
- Oral Irrigation Devices: A Scoping Review.Clinical and experimental dental research · 2024Article
- Models of Telehealth Service Delivery in Adults With Spinal Cord Injuries: Scoping Review.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologies · 2023Article
- Factors Associated With Regular Dental Care in People With Spinal Cord Injury: A Secondary Analysis of Data From the FRASCI Study.Topics in spinal cord injury rehabilitation · 2023Article
- Implementation of a Teledentistry Platform for Dental Emergencies for the Elderly in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Chile.BioMed research international · 2022Article
- Telehealth for people with spinal cord injury: a narrative review.Spinal cord · 2018Review
- Videoconferenced Telebehavioral Health Referral Process Adherence.Military medicine · 2018Article
- Telemedicine using an iPad in the spinal cord injury population: a utility and patient satisfaction study.Spinal cord series and cases · 2018Article
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Abstract
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designone group pre- and post-test design.
objectivesThe primary aim was to examine both the short- and long-term effects of an oral home telecare program on improving gingival health among adults with tetraplegia.
methodsEight adults with tetraplegia participated. The oral home telecare program consisted of individualized oral hygiene training in the use of assistive devices (powered toothbrush and adapted flosser and/or oral irrigator) using personal computer-based videoconferencing between each participant and an occupational therapist. Training was conducted on an average of five 15-30 min sessions across 3 months. During these training sessions, supervised practice of oral hygiene, and provision of immediate corrective feedback and positive reinforcement in the use of adaptive oral hygiene devices was emphasized. Gingival health assessment using the Löe-Silness gingival index (LSGI) was conducted at baseline, 6 and 12 months.
resultsFrom baseline to 6 months, participants showed statistically significant differences (that is, improvement with less gingival inflammation) in their LSGI scores (z=2.18, P=.03). From baseline to 12 months, participants also showed a statistically significant difference (that is, improvement, z=2.03; P=0.04) in their LSGI scores.
conclusionThis study indicates that preventive oral home telecare with repeated oral hygiene training in the use of adaptive devices improved gingival health at 6 and 12 months among adults with tetraplegia.
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