The Effect of A Dental Application to Promote Self-Administered Plaque Control: A RCT
Periodontitis, Gingivitis, Plaque, Dental
About this trial
This is an interventional prevention trial for Periodontitis focused on measuring oral hygiene, periodontitis, dental informatics, dental technology, patient reported outcome measures
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Aged between 21 and 65 years old
- Dentate patients
- English speaking and literacy for verbal instructions including the usage of the DM application
- Have access or own a smartphone with wifi and/or cellular connectivity
- Ability to provide informed consent to participate in the study and willing to download the DM application onto their smartphone
- Able to link and register their email account to receive notifications from DM application during the study
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients below 21 years old
- Patients who is in dental pain
- Patients with dementia
- Patients who has compromised manual dexterity
- Patients who had received Scaling and Polishing less than one month prior to examination and treatment
- Pregnant or lactating women
Sites / Locations
- National University Hospital, Singapore
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
No Intervention
Test: With Dental Monitoring
Control: Without Dental Monitoring
Dental Monitoring ("DM") Kit + 2-month DM subscription Required to take intra-oral videos (which will be translated into photographs) using the DM application weekly and it will be monitored by the delegated team members: Day 0 (To be taken at the clinic) Day 7 (To be taken in the evening after brushing teeth) Day 14 (To be taken in the evening after brushing teeth) Day 21(To be taken in the evening after brushing teeth) Day 28 (To be taken before study Visit 2) There is a window period of +1 day for the intra-oral videos.
No DM Kit