Oral Photographs of Patients on Oral Hygiene Motivation

March 20, 2024 updated by: Didem OZKAL EMINOGLU

Use of Oral Photographs of Patients on Oral Hygiene Motivation Promotes Periodontal Health: a Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial

Based on these considerations, this randomized controlled trial aimed to determine the effectiveness of a personalized visual oral health education program in addition to conventional education on oral hygiene by comparing changes in clinical periodontal parameters.

Participants will get conventional oral hygiene education (COHE) with/without visual motivation using self oral photographs of patients.

Researchers will compare Intervention group and control groups on oral hygiene by comparing changes in clinical periodontal parameters.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Maintaining oral health requires a motivated patient. The adherence to a lifelong oral hygiene regimen is significantly influenced by an individual's motivation and manual dexterity. The physician's responsibility in this context is to provide guidance to the patient regarding the appropriate and efficient oral hygiene routine, as well as to motivate their adherence to it. The definition of motivation is to stimulate action or effort towards a particular goal or objective. Motivation is a condition that can be altered in response to external influences and time, rather than being a characteristic. The primary objective of motivation is to enhance persons' knowledge of this matter by highlighting oral health, introducing oral hygiene, and offering information on efficacious mechanical cleaning procedures for eliminating factors that contribute to the deterioration of oral hygiene.

Participants were divided into 2 groups using https://www.randomizer.org/ website:

Control group (CG) (n=28): Conventional oral hygiene education (COHE) [22]

Intervention group (IG) (n=28): In addition to COHE, the following steps were followed:

  • Session 1: A photograph was taken before (F1) and after (F2) full-mouth scaling root planing (fmSRP). Then the patient was shown the difference.
  • 2nd session: A photograph was taken (F3) and the patient is shown the difference between F1 and F3.
  • 3rd session: A photograph was taken (F4) and the patient is shown the difference between F1 - F3 - F4.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

56

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

  • Turkey
      • Erzurum, Turkey, 25240_
        • Ataturk University

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

  • Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • age ranging from 18-60 years;
  • a minimum of 12 teeth;
  • and being available for the follow-up assessment
  • participants were wanted to be right-handers when toothbrushing to standardization.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with systemic illnesses or conditions,
  • smokers and individuals taking any medication that may affect periodontal health were not included in the study.
  • Individuals who had previously been treated for periodontal disease in the past 6 months were also excluded.

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: Supportive Care
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Triple

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: Control group (CG)
Conventional oral hygiene education (COHE)
Experimental: Intervention group (IG)
In addition to COHE, oral hygiene motivation with individual oral photographs
Behavioral: Oral hygiene motivation with individual oral photograps
Oral photograps was taken at control sessions.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Clinical periodontal parameters / plaque index (PI)
Time Frame: T0: baseline, T1: 1 month after baseline, T2: 3 months after baseline
The amount of plaque present on the teeth was assessed using a plaque staining agent and graded according to the plaque index system. Higher scores mean a worse outcome.
T0: baseline, T1: 1 month after baseline, T2: 3 months after baseline
Clinical periodontal parameters / gingival index (GI)
Time Frame: T0: baseline, T1: 1 month after baseline, T2: 3 months after baseline
The presence and extent of gingival inflammation and bleeding were graded according to the gingival index system. Higher scores mean a worse outcome.
T0: baseline, T1: 1 month after baseline, T2: 3 months after baseline
Clinical periodontal parameters / probing pocket depth (PPD).
Time Frame: T0: baseline, T1: 1 month after baseline, T2: 3 months after baseline
PPD was measured as the distance between the deepest point of the sulcus and the gingival margin. Higher scores mean a worse outcome.
T0: baseline, T1: 1 month after baseline, T2: 3 months after baseline
Clinical periodontal parameters / bleeding on probing (BOP)
Time Frame: T0: baseline, T1: 1 month after baseline, T2: 3 months after baseline
The presence of bleeding on probing is considered an objective sign of periodontal inflammation. Higher scores mean a worse outcome.
T0: baseline, T1: 1 month after baseline, T2: 3 months after baseline

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Didem OZKAL EMINOGLU

Investigators

  • Study Director: Didem Özkal Eminoğlu, Ataturk University

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

December 1, 2023

Primary Completion (Actual)

March 1, 2024

Study Completion (Actual)

March 1, 2024

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 12, 2024

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 12, 2024

First Posted (Actual)

March 18, 2024

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

March 21, 2024

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 20, 2024

Last Verified

March 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 11/2023-58

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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