The Effectiveness of a Mobile Application in Educating Partial Denture Wearers

April 21, 2020 updated by: Ho Ting Khee, National University of Malaysia

The Use of Mobile Application as a Tool for Patient Education

A randomised control trial to evaluate the effect of a mobile application on partial denture wearers's dental knowledge, oral hygiene and denture hygiene. The null hypothesis of the study states that there will be no difference in dental knowledge, oral and denture hygiene among patients educated using the mobile application compared to those educated using the conventional method of verbal instructions accompanied by demonstrations on dental models.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Partial denture wearers are at higher risk of developing caries and periodontal disease. Thus, providing oral and denture hygiene care instructions after denture delivery is crucial for prevention of oral diseases. A mobile application was developed using the progressive web application technology for chairside education and to serve as a reference material. The effect of the mobile application on patient's dental knowledge compared to the conventional method was evaluated using a knowledge questionnaire administered before and after education. The knowledge scores obtained were analysed using the Two-way mixed ANOVA test. Patients' oral hygiene was assessed by comparing the Silness and Loe Plaque Index and Gingival Index scores before and after education. Denture hygiene was evaluated by comparing the denture plaque score before and after education. Statistical analysis of the Plaque Index, Gingival Index and denture plaque score was done using Mann-Whitney U Test and Friedman Test.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

52

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Malaysia
      • Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 50300
        • Faculty of Dentistry, National University of Malaysia

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

25 years to 75 years (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Patients wearing cobalt-chromium removable partial denture made in the dental laboratory in UKM and delivered by undergraduate students from June 2017 to June 2019 in the Faculty of Dentistry, National University of Malaysia.
  2. Patients who own a smart phone with internet access and have been using it within the last six months.
  3. Patients aged 25-75 years old.
  4. Patients that are literate in English or Malay language.

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Patients who do not wear their removable partial dentures or only wear them occasionally.
  2. Patients with a history of denture repair or reline, and those using denture adhesive.
  3. Patients with physical or mental disabilities that will impede their ability to perform oral hygiene activities.
  4. Patients involved in other oral-health education or oral hygiene maintenance program.
  5. Patients who are active smokers.
  6. Patients with medical conditions that may affect the gingival health, such as drug-induced gingival hypertrophy or Sjögren syndrome.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: PREVENTION
  • Allocation: RANDOMIZED
  • Interventional Model: PARALLEL
  • Masking: SINGLE

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: Mobile app
Participants in this group is educated using the mobile application
Other: 'Oral and Denture Guide' mobile application
'Oral and Denture Guide' mobile application provides evidence-based information about cleaning aids and material for dentures, denture care and oral hygiene instructions.
NO_INTERVENTION: Control
Participants in this group is educated using the conventional method practised in the Faculty of Dentistry, National University of Malaysia (verbal instructions accompanied by demonstrations on dental models)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change in knowledge score
Time Frame: Change from baseline knowledge score at 3 months after education
Participants' knowledge of oral and denture hygiene care. Minimum value:0, Maximum value:20. Higher score better
Change from baseline knowledge score at 3 months after education

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change in Plaque Index score
Time Frame: Change from baseline Plaque Index score at 1 month and 3 months after education
Participants' oral hygiene
Change from baseline Plaque Index score at 1 month and 3 months after education
Change in Gingival Index score
Time Frame: Change form baseline Gingival Index score at 1 month and 3 months after education
Participants' oral hygiene
Change form baseline Gingival Index score at 1 month and 3 months after education
Change in Denture plaque score
Time Frame: Change from baseline denture plaque score at 1 month and 3 months after education
Participants' denture hygiene. Minimum value:0, Maximum value:4. Lower score better
Change from baseline denture plaque score at 1 month and 3 months after education

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

National University of Malaysia

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Ting Khee Ho, MSc, National University of Malaysia

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Helpful Links

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (ACTUAL)

July 29, 2019

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

November 12, 2019

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

November 12, 2019

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 18, 2020

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 21, 2020

First Posted (ACTUAL)

April 24, 2020

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ACTUAL)

April 24, 2020

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 21, 2020

Last Verified

April 1, 2020

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • JEP-2018-583

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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