Motivational techniques to improve oral hygiene for patients in general dental practice

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Oral Health; Improving oral hygiene with different interventions

• Registration Number: ISRCTN10536130
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Bristol

Brief Summary

2021 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34706268/ (added 02/11/2021)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2018-02-26
• Study Completion: 2019-09-30
• Last Update Posted: 7 November 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 733

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

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

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
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 Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<br> 1. Plaque scores obtained for each eligible tooth recorded during the oral examination at baseline (Visit 1) and 3 months (Visit 2)<br> 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)<br> 3. Patient self-reported oral hygiene regimens, measured using a questionnaire at baseline (Visit 1) and 3 months (Visit 2)<br> 4. DFTs' and hygienists' oral health knowledge and behaviour, measured using a questionnaire pre and post training and after the study has completed<br>