Patient Compliance
Conditions
Keywords
patient compliance, orthodontic patients, reminder
Brief summary
this study is a randomized clinical trial to evaluate the effect of sending weekly reminders to patients undergoing fixed orthodontic appliance treatment. two groups will be formed and participants of the study will be divided between the two groups randomly. the intervention group will receive weekly reminders about the importance of oral hygiene and appliance care with adherence to scheduled appointments. the difference between these parameters will be evaluated between the control and intervention groups to describe the importance of weekly reminders to enhance the compliance and cooperation of the patient. the oral hygiene of the patient will include plaque level(plaque index), gingival statue level( bleeding index), and white spot lesion . appliance care will be recorded when in case of bracket failure and appointments missed will also be recorded .
Interventions
OTHERweekly mobile reminder
a weekly reminder will be sent to participants in the intervention group via mobile internet applications
Sponsors
Shara Qadir Hussein
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE (Caregiver)
Masking description
the orthodontist did not know the group of their patients .
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
15 Years to 30 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Patients with a fixed orthodontic appliance * both gender * age 15-25 years old * patient or parent have smartphone and internet connection * malocclusion of the patient undergoing treatment according to Index of Orthodontic Treatment Need IOTN should be grade 1,2, and 3 * good gingival health.
Exclusion criteria
* Patients with a removable appliance * cleft lip and palate patients * patients with hypomineralization visible on anterior teeth * susceptible to periodontal disease * have diabetes * handicap patients, a severe malocclusion above IOTN grade 3, ceramic brackets, and a child with parents that cannot read.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| oral hygiene examination The plaque index system | during the intervention ( follow up for 6 months ) | consists of 4 degree higher score is the worst situation and 0 is the best |
| oral hygiene examination - Bleeding Index | during the intervention ( follow up for 6 months ) | bleeding on probing . conatains 3 scores 0 - no bleeding 1. bleeding after 30 seconds 2. bleeding immediately score 0 is the best and score 2 is the worst |
| oral hygiene examination white spot lesion | during the intervention ( follow up for 6 months ) | white spot lesion on the tooth will be examined clinically and recorded in photographs |
| appliance care | during the intervention ( follow up for 6 months ) | bracket failure will be recorded if there is any brackets/ \] bracket fracture will be recorded at appointments if there is any bracket dislodgments that needs replacement |
| adherence to appointment | during the intervention ( follow up for 6 months | if patient does not come to the appointment it will be recorded as lack of adherence to appointments . |
Countries
Iraq
Outcome results
None listed