Trial reportThe Angle orthodontist2019
Effect of automated messaging on oral hygiene in adolescent orthodontic patients: A randomized controlled trial.
Trial report in The Angle orthodontist, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06897033 (Effect of Artificial Intelligence-Generated WhatsApp Reminders Compared to No Reminders on Oral Health Among Young Adults), which is not on this map. Cited by 10 papers.
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Effect of Artificial Intelligence-Generated WhatsApp Reminders Compared to No Reminders on Oral Health Among Young Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Who cites it
10 citing papers in PubMed.
- A short-term evaluation of oral hygiene education methods in fixed orthodontics patients: a randomized clinical trial comparing assistant training, software, and social media.BMC oral health · 2024Trial
- The effect of text message reminders on compliance with Twin Block appliances: A randomised controlled trial.Journal of orthodontics · 2024Trial
- Parental-oriented educational mobile messages to aid in the control of early childhood caries in low socioeconomic children: A randomized controlled trial.Journal of dentistry · 2020Trial
- 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 · 2025Article
- Cariogram-based Comparison of Caries Risk Profile in Preschoolers Before and After Giving Parent-oriented Educational Mobile Messages: A Randomized Controlled Trial.International journal of clinical pediatric dentistry · 2025Article
- Patient adherence in orthodontics: a scoping review.BDJ open · 2024Article
- Mobile app for comprehensive management of orthodontic patients with fixed appliances : Design and use.Journal of orofacial orthopedics = Fortschritte der Kieferorthopadie : Organ/official journal Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Kieferorthopadie · 2023Article
- Effects of perceived vs actual frequency of rewards on orthodontic patient attitudes and compliance.The Angle orthodontist · 2023Article
- A Social Media Intervention for Promoting Oral Health Behaviors in Adolescents: A Non-Randomized Pilot Clinical Trial.Oral (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Artificial Intelligence in Orthodontic Smart Application for Treatment Coaching and Its Impact on Clinical Performance of Patients Monitored with AI-TeleHealth System.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo determine whether automated text messages sent daily to adolescent orthodontic patients improves oral hygiene more than weekly reminders. MATERIALS AND
methodsA blinded, prospective, randomized controlled trial was designed to evaluate the effects of automated messages on oral hygiene. Subjects were recruited from patients undergoing orthodontic treatment at the Texas A&M University College of Dentistry, Department of Orthodontics. They were being treated with a variety of fixed full appliances in both arches. Subjects were randomly assigned to either a once-a-week text message group or a daily text message group. There were 52 females and 27 males who were 12 to 17 years of age. Oral hygiene was measured at the beginning of the study and again 8.6 ± 0.9 weeks later.
resultsThe daily reminder group (N = 42) had significantly greater improvements in oral hygiene compliance than the weekly reminder group (N = 37). The daily score decreases were 48%, 21% and 19% for the bleeding index (BI), plaque index (PI), and gingival index (GI), respectively. The weekly score decreases were 27%, 14% and 13% for the BI, PI, and GI. There were no sex differences in hygiene changes during the study. The 42% of patients who completed the survey at the end of the study wanted more frequent messages and reported that messages related to decreasing treatment time were the most effective, while those related to oral hygiene were the least effective.
conclusionsDaily text messages are more effective at improving oral hygiene than weekly text messages.
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