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Field Trial to improve oral health behavior through a smart phone dental app

Effectiveness of a smartphone multimedia application on Oral Hygiene and its related behavior among young adults using Health Action Process Approach Model in Chennai â?? a Field Trial - DENTAID APP

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2018/12/016786
Enrollment
76
Registered
2018-12-27
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: mobile dental app and pwerpoint presentation: Plaque Control Record (Oâ??Leary Index), Patient Hygiene Performance Index, Gingival Bleeding Index will be recorded using ADA Type III exa

Sponsors

Dr PARVATHY THAMPY P S
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Young adults of 18-24 years age group 2.Subjects who possess a smartphone (android version). 3.Subjects with no missing teeth excluding third molars. 4.Subjects who are literate in English 5.Subjects who are not engaged in other oral health education program. 6.Subjects who do not have enamel and dentine dysplasia or craniofacial malformation. 7.Subjects not using any antibacterial mouth rinses. 8.Subjects who are willing to give signed informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Subjects having physical or mental disabilities 2. Subjects under systemic medication. 3. Subjects with any removable or fixed partial denture 4. Subjects with spacing or crowding more than three millimeters. 5. Subjects having adverse habits like mouth breathing, use of tobacco. 6. Subjects having grossly decayed teeth. 7. Subjects with pain or discomfort to orofacial region. 8. Subjects undergoing orthodontic treatment

Design outcomes

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Psychosocial factors relevant to oral health behavior based on Health Action Process Approach Model like risk perception, positive outcome expectancies, action self-efficacy, intention, maintenance self-efficacy, recovery self-efficacy, action control, social influences, action planning, coping planning on 4- point scales ranging from â??very lowâ?? to â??very highâ?? for risk perception and â??totally disagreeâ?? to â??totally agreeâ?? for the remaining items.Timepoint: at baseline,after 30 days,after 66 days,after 96 days—

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Plaque Control Record (Oâ??Leary Index) in percentage, Patient Hygiene Performance Index and Gingival Bleeding Index as percentageTimepoint: at baseline,after 30 days,after 66 days,after 96 days—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Mohammed Junaid

Meenakshi Ammal Dental College, Chennai

drpchaly@gmail.com9840330834

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026