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

Dhafer Alasmari, Mazen Sulaiman Alkhalaf, Saeed Maeed Alqahtani, Nasser Raqe Alqhtani, Abdullah Saad Alqahtani, Khalid Gufran () and Yasser Khaled Alotaibi
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Dhafer Alasmari: Department of Periodontology and Oral Medicine, College of Dentistry, Qassim University, Buraydah 52571, Saudi Arabia
Mazen Sulaiman Alkhalaf: College of Dentistry, Qassim University, Buraydah 52571, Saudi Arabia
Saeed Maeed Alqahtani: Consultant Periodontics, Dental Department Border Guard Center, Riyadh 12211, Saudi Arabia
Nasser Raqe Alqhtani: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Dentistry, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj 11942, Saudi Arabia
Abdullah Saad Alqahtani: Department of Preventive Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj 11942, Saudi Arabia
Khalid Gufran: Department of Preventive Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj 11942, Saudi Arabia
Yasser Khaled Alotaibi: Consultant Periodontist, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh 12233, Saudi Arabia

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 22, 1-8

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 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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