Periodontal health knowledge, awareness, oral hygiene practice, and periodontal health status

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Effectiveness of using Oral Chroma2TM as a motivation tool on the oral hygiene cares and oral hygiene status of the study participants with periodontitis comparing to a conventional periodontal health; Oral hygiene

• Registration Number: TCTR20190701002
• Lead Sponsor: Faculty of Dentistry, Prince of Songkla University

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2019-07-01
• Study Completion: 2019-12-30
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Enrolling by invitation
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

(1) 18 years old or older,
(2) has no communication problem, and
(3) attend the undergraduate periodontal clinic from April-November 2019

Exclusion Criteria

Those who are at risk for developing infective endocarditis will be instructed to taking antibiotics before periodontal probing and treatment (Amoxycillin 2 g, 60 mins before treatment). Potential participants who are at risk for abnormal bleeding e.g. blood disorder or taking anticoagulant treatment will be excluded.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Plaque index, gingival index, tongue coating index, periodontal health parameter 3 months (Before, After) Clinical examination

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Periodontal health knowledge 3 months (Before, After) Questionnaire