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Article

Effectiveness of Smart Applications of Oral Hygiene Instructions on Periodontal Health Compared to Oral Information: A Prospective Study

by
Dhafer Alasmari
1,
Mazen Sulaiman Alkhalaf
2,
Saeed Maeed Alqahtani
3,
Nasser Raqe Alqhtani
4,
Abdullah Saad Alqahtani
5,
Khalid Gufran
5,* and
Yasser Khaled Alotaibi
6
1
Department of Periodontology and Oral Medicine, College of Dentistry, Qassim University, Buraydah 52571, Saudi Arabia
2
College of Dentistry, Qassim University, Buraydah 52571, Saudi Arabia
3
Consultant Periodontics, Dental Department Border Guard Center, Riyadh 12211, Saudi Arabia
4
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Dentistry, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj 11942, Saudi Arabia
5
Department of Preventive Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj 11942, Saudi Arabia
6
Consultant Periodontist, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh 12233, Saudi Arabia
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(22), 14703; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192214703
Submission received: 15 October 2022 / Revised: 4 November 2022 / Accepted: 5 November 2022 / Published: 9 November 2022
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Oral Health and Health Promotion Research)
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Abstract

Nowadays, smartphone applications are widely used in different areas of life, including medical science. The present study aimed to assess the effectiveness of a smartphone application of oral hygiene instructions (OHI) on periodontal health compared to the traditional chairside OHI. All the participants (n = 39) were divided into two groups: control group and test group. Participants of the control group were given verbal OHI and participants of the test group were asked to use a smartphone application to upkeep their oral habits. The gingival index (GI) and Quigley–Hein Turesky modification index (QHTMI) were used for scoring the plaque accumulation at baseline and after one month of the periodontal treatment. A paired t-test and an independent t-test were performed to compare the mean of GI and QHTMI between intra-group and inter-group, respectively. The paired t-test showed significant differences in GI and QHTMI improvement after one month in both groups. Moreover, the independent t-test showed no significant differences between the two groups. However, the test group showed a lower mean score in GI and QHTMI assessments compared to the control group. Smartphone applications in oral health applications did not exhibit any superiority in periodontal health over the traditional OHI method in the current study.
Keywords: oral health instruction; smartphone application; periodontal health; plaque index; gingival index; patients’ compliance oral health instruction; smartphone application; periodontal health; plaque index; gingival index; patients’ compliance

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Alasmari, D.; Alkhalaf, M.S.; Alqahtani, S.M.; Alqhtani, N.R.; Alqahtani, A.S.; Gufran, K.; Alotaibi, Y.K. Effectiveness of Smart Applications of Oral Hygiene Instructions on Periodontal Health Compared to Oral Information: A Prospective Study. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 14703. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192214703

AMA Style

Alasmari D, Alkhalaf MS, Alqahtani SM, Alqhtani NR, Alqahtani AS, Gufran K, Alotaibi YK. Effectiveness of Smart Applications of Oral Hygiene Instructions on Periodontal Health Compared to Oral Information: A Prospective Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(22):14703. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192214703

Chicago/Turabian Style

Alasmari, Dhafer, Mazen Sulaiman Alkhalaf, Saeed Maeed Alqahtani, Nasser Raqe Alqhtani, Abdullah Saad Alqahtani, Khalid Gufran, and Yasser Khaled Alotaibi. 2022. "Effectiveness of Smart Applications of Oral Hygiene Instructions on Periodontal Health Compared to Oral Information: A Prospective Study" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 22: 14703. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192214703

APA Style

Alasmari, D., Alkhalaf, M. S., Alqahtani, S. M., Alqhtani, N. R., Alqahtani, A. S., Gufran, K., & Alotaibi, Y. K. (2022). Effectiveness of Smart Applications of Oral Hygiene Instructions on Periodontal Health Compared to Oral Information: A Prospective Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(22), 14703. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192214703

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