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SynthesisMedicine2018

Effects of motivational methods on oral hygiene of orthodontic patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Jing Huang, Yunxia Yao, Jiuhui Jiang, Cuiying Li

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Synthesis in Medicine, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04871373 (The Effect of Motivational Interviewing on Oral Hygiene Behavior in Patients With Fixed Orthodontic Appliances), which is not on this map. Cited by 32 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT04871373 nacompletednot on this map

The Effect of Motivational Interviewing on Oral Hygiene Behavior in Patients With Fixed Orthodontic Appliances: A Randomised Clinical Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversidad IberoamericanaRan2017 to 2018Enrolled45ConditionsMotivational Interviewing, Oral Hygiene, Orthodontic Appliance ComplicationArmsMotivational interviewing, Oral Hygiene Instructions
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

32 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  13. 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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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Jing HuangDepartment of Orthodontics, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, Haidian District, Beijing.
Yunxia YaoDepartment of Stomatology, The Central Hospital of Wuhan, Jiangan District, Wuhan, Hubei Province.
Jiuhui JiangDepartment of Orthodontics, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, Haidian District, Beijing.
Cuiying LiCentral Laboratory, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, Haidian District, Beijing, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe aim of our study was to qualitatively and quantitatively synthesize the evidence regarding ways to improve motivation of oral hygiene among orthodontic patients with fixed appliances and identify the effects of motivational methods via comparing the oral hygiene condition before and after the motivations.

methodsAn electronic search was conducted in PubMed, Ovid, Embase, and the Crochrane Library for relevant random controlled trials (RCT) and clinical controlled trial (CCT) published before May 1, 2017 with manual search in addition. Search and selection of studies, quality assessment, data extraction and synthesis was completed by 2 reviewers independently. Plaque index (PI) and gingival index (GI) at 1, 3, 6-month were pooled with Review Manager 5.3. Bias of included studies was evaluated.

resultsIn total, 12 studies fulfilled the inclusion criteria of this systematic review, of which, 5 were included in the meta-analysis. Motivational methods had statistically significant advantage regarding PI in the experimental group over control group at 1, 3, 6-month, while GI was significantly better controlled in the study group at 3, 6-month. The quality of included studies was moderate.

conclusionIt is worthy for orthodontists to put in additional efforts to motivate patients to maintain good oral hygiene throughout the entire treatment process.

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MotivationOral HygieneOrthodontic BracketsDental HygienistsDental Plaque IndexHumansOrthodontistsPatient Education as TopicPeriodontal Index

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PMID30461616
PMCPMC6392669

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