The effect of active reminder of health education on hygiene indexes during fixed orthodontic treatment

The effect of active reminder of oral health education during fixed orthodontic treatment on plaque index and bleeding on probing

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20230304057614N1

Enrollment

Registered

2023-05-03

Start date

2023-06-20

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-05-29

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Conditions

Plaque index and bleeding on probing.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: After oral health education in the begining of the treatment by dentist, active reminding of oral health education by SMS in the beginning of study then daily in f

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

12 Years to 25 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Age between 12-25 Permanent teeth system Without trauma history Available phone Needing to upper jaw fixed orthodontic treatment

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Systemic disease Smoking Antibiotic therapy Electric tooth brush

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Plaque index. Timepoint: First of syudy-fourth week from the beginning of the study-the twelfth week from the beginning of the study. Method of measurement: Observation by prob and dental mirror.;Bleeding on probing. Timepoint: First of syudy-fourth week from the beginning of the study-the twelfth week from the beginning of the study. Method of measurement: Observation by prob and dental mirror.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactReyhanehalsadat Jafari

Yazd University of Medical Sciences

jafari_rs@yahoo.com+98 35 3621 2222

Outcome results

None listed

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