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Trial reportThe Angle orthodontist2015

The influence of text messaging on oral hygiene effectiveness.

T Brent Bowen, Daniel J Rinchuse, Thomas Zullo, Mark E DeMaria

Open access · diamondAbstract readComparative StudyRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in The Angle orthodontist, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 41 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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41citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
9.3field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

41 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 92 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

T Brent Bowena  Graduate Orthodontic Resident, Seton Hill University Center for Orthodontics, Greensburg, Penn.
Daniel J Rinchuseb  Professor and Program Director, Seton Hill University Center for Orthodontics, Greensburg, Penn.
Thomas Zulloc  Professor, Program in Biostatistics, Seton Hill University Center for Orthodontics, Greensburg, Penn.
Mark E DeMariad  Graduate Orthodontic Resident, Seton Hill University Center for Orthodontics, Greensburg, Penn.
Seton Hill University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo investigate whether text message reminders regarding oral hygiene have an effect on plaque removal in orthodontic patients. MATERIALS AND

methodsIn this randomized, controlled clinical trial, 50 orthodontic patients were assigned to either a text message or control group. Patients in the text message group received 12 text messages over the course of 4 weeks and one text message for 8 weeks thereafter. Photos were taken at baseline (T0), at 4 weeks after baseline (T1), and at 12 weeks after baseline (T2). For each subject, photos of eight teeth were taken and then the area of the tooth and amount of plaque were measured using planimetry.

resultsThere was a statistically significant difference in plaque coverage between baseline and both T1 and T2 in the text message group as measured using planimetry. This was demonstrated by comparing the average measurements of the control group and the treatment group.

conclusionThis study demonstrated that the use of automated text message reminders sent from an orthodontic office was effective in improving oral hygiene compliance in orthodontic patients.

Indexed as

Oral HygieneReminder SystemsText MessagingAdolescentDental PlaqueFemaleHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedMaleOrthodontic BracketsPatient CompliancePatient Education as TopicPhotography, DentalToothbrushingOral hygienePlanimetryPlaqueText message

Identifiers

PMID25343689
PMCPMC8611742
OpenAlexW2096413442

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