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ANGLE ORTHODONTIST
Volume 85, Issue 4, Pages 543-548Publisher
E H ANGLE EDUCATION RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC
DOI: 10.2319/071514-495.1
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Oral hygiene; Plaque; Text message; Planimetry
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Objective: To investigate whether text message reminders regarding oral hygiene have an effect on plaque removal in orthodontic patients. Materials and Methods: In this randomized, controlled clinical trial, 50 orthodontic patients were assigned to either a text message or control group. Patients in the text message group received 12 text messages over the course of 4 weeks and one text message for 8 weeks thereafter. Photos were taken at baseline (TO), at 4 weeks after baseline (T1), and at 12 weeks after baseline (T2). For each subject, photos of eight teeth were taken and then the area of the tooth and amount of plaque were measured using planimetry. Results: There was a statistically significant difference in plaque coverage between baseline and both T1 and T2 in the text message group as measured using planinnetry. This was demonstrated by comparing the average measurements of the control group and the treatment group. Conclusion: This study demonstrated that the use of automated text message reminders sent from an orthodontic office was effective in improving oral hygiene compliance in orthodontic patients.
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