Improving oral hygiene with different interventions Oral Health
Conditions
Interventions
There will be a total of 8 treatment groups. These will be comprised of a ‘Test’ group and a ‘Control’ group, each stratified to low and high risk relating to oral disease. There will be a further sub
Sponsors
University of Bristol
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Healthy volunteers of either gender who are attending a general dental practice for a check up or review appointment with a dental professional 2. Aged 18 or over 3. Understand and are willing, able and likely to comply with all study procedures and restrictions 4. Accept the form of the study and sign a declaration of informed consent 5. Have a minimum of 16 teeth not including implants or teeth with crowns or bridges excluding teeth with extra-coronal restorations
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Persons incapable of responding to the questions 2. An employee of the general dental practice, and/or a family relative of the employee 3. Patients without a smartphone will not be eligible to receive a powered brush
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Bleeding on probing, measured using scores for each eligible tooth recorded during the oral examination at baseline (Visit 1) and 3 months (Visit 2) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Plaque scores obtained for each eligible tooth recorded during the oral examination at baseline (Visit 1) and 3 months (Visit 2) 2. Patient self-reported attitudes relating to improving oral hygiene, measured using a questionnaire in the test/high risk group at baseline (Visit 1) and 3 months (Visit 2) 3. Patient self-reported oral hygiene regimens, measured using a questionnaire at baseline (Visit 1) and 3 months (Visit 2) 4. DFTs' and hygienists' oral health knowledge and behaviour, measured using a questionnaire pre and post training and after the study has completed | — |
Countries
England, United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed