Smart phone app and oral hygiene
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: M264- Malocclusion, unspecified
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2021/08/035641
- Lead Sponsor
- ot applicable
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
. Patients having orthodontic fixed appliance Treatment for at least 6 weeks will be included.
2. Patients aged 18 years old and above and having no mental or physical disabilities will be included .
3.Patients who will be able to comply with given oral hygiene instructions .
4.patients who will not be scheduled for removal of fixed orthodontic treatment before the end of the study.
5. Patients who will not be engaged in other oral-health education or research program.
Patients who will be possessing a smartphone with software IOS >=7 or Android >=4.1.
8. Patients who will give informed consent.
9.Patients who will not be using any medications that may affect plaque accumulation, for example antibiotics and antibacterial mouth rinses.
Those who will not be ready to give informed consent
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method the level of oral hygieneTimepoint: 4 and 8 weeks after intervention
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method self-reported oral hygiene behaviourTimepoint: 4 and 8 weeks after intervention