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Trial reportClinical oral investigations2016

Effect of intervention using a messaging app on compliance and duration of treatment in orthodontic patients.

Xue Li, Zhen-Rui Xu, Na Tang, Cui Ye, Xiao-Ling Zhu, Ting Zhou, Zhi-He Zhao

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Trial report in Clinical oral investigations, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07139561 (Oral Health in Hands), which is not on this map. Cited by 56 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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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.

NCT07139561 nanot yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Oral Health in Hands: A Digital Intervention to Improve Oral Health Practices in Children

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversiti Putra MalaysiaRan2025 to 2026Enrolled800ConditionsDigital Intervention, Oral Health Behavior ChangeArmsOral Health in Hands - Parent Digital Program
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

56 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  8. Efficacy of a mobile phone application for the improvement of oral hygiene of patients undergoing fixed orthodontic treatment : A randomized controlled clinical trial.Journal of orofacial orthopedics = Fortschritte der Kieferorthopadie : Organ/official journal Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Kieferorthopadie · 2025
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  19. Effect of various active reminders via mobile phone on cooperation of orthodontic teenage patients regarding oral hygiene and Class II elastics use : A three-month follow-up prospective cohort study.Journal of orofacial orthopedics = Fortschritte der Kieferorthopadie : Organ/official journal Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Kieferorthopadie · 2025
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  20. Cariogenic Dietary Assessment Using a Mobile App in Children.Oral health & preventive dentistry · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Xue LiState Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Department of Orthodontics, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, No. 17 Section 3 Ren Min Nan Lu, Chengdu, China.
Zhen-Rui XuDepartment of Orthodontics, Jin Qin Dental Clinic, No.96 Section 1 Er Huan Lu West, Chengdu, 610041, China.
Na TangDepartment of Orthodontics, Jin Qin Dental Clinic, No.96 Section 1 Er Huan Lu West, Chengdu, 610041, China.
Cui YeState Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Department of Orthodontics, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, No. 17 Section 3 Ren Min Nan Lu, Chengdu, China.
Xiao-Ling ZhuDepartment of Orthodontics, Jin Qin Dental Clinic, No.96 Section 1 Er Huan Lu West, Chengdu, 610041, China.
Ting ZhouDepartment of Orthodontics, Jin Qin Dental Clinic, No.96 Section 1 Er Huan Lu West, Chengdu, 610041, China.
Zhi-He ZhaoState Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Department of Orthodontics, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, No. 17 Section 3 Ren Min Nan Lu, Chengdu, China. hxorthod@gmail.com.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThis study aims to determine the effectiveness of a messaging app (WeChat) in improving patients' compliance and reducing the duration of orthodontic treatment (DOT). MATERIALS AND

methodsA randomized controlled trial was performed in a dental hospital and a clinic from August 2012 to May 2015. Orthodontic patients were included at the beginning of treatment. Patients with multiphase treatment or braceless technique were excluded. Participants were randomized to WeChat group (received regular reminders and educational messages) or control group (received conventional management) and were followed up until the treatment was completed. Primary outcome measure was DOT. Others were late and failed attendance, bracket bond failure, and oral hygiene condition.

resultsOne hundred twelve patients in each group participated and completed the trial. DOT in WeChat group were 7.3 weeks shorter (P = 0.007). There were less failed attendance (3.1 vs. 10.9 %, P < 0.001), late attendance (20.1 vs. 29.9 %, P < 0.001), and bracket bond failure (11.8 vs. 16.1 %, P < 0.001) in WeChat group than control. There was no difference in orthodontic plaque index nor modified gingivitis index between the two groups before and after treatment. Number of failed attendances was identified as an independent factor affecting DOT (P = 0.004; HR = 0.89, 95 % CI 0.84 to 0.95).

conclusionsThe intervention with WeChat is effective in reducing the treatment duration and bracket bond failure, and improving the attendance in orthodontic patients. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: DOT can be reduced by improving patient's compliance. The messaging app is useful for outpatient education and management.

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Mobile ApplicationsOrthodontics, CorrectivePatient ComplianceAdolescentAdultChinaFemaleHumansMaleTime FactorsOrthodonticsPatient educationRandomized controlled trialTelemedicineText messagingWeChat

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PMID26631059

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