How effective are three methods of teaching oral hygiene for adolescents undergoing orthodontic treatment? The MAHO protocol: an RCT comparing visual, auditory and kinesthetic methods.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Fixed orthodontic appliances hamper oral hygiene procedures. The consequences are gingivitis and white spot lesions. Fifty to 70% of patients treated with braces encounter these problems. Their care in the USA represents an annual cost of five hundred million dollars. Initial education and motivation for oral hygiene depend on two categories of factors: firstly, practical prophylactic measures (instruments and medication, professional care) and secondly, the educational component: choice of communication technique, frequency, and nature of hygiene instructions. This trial aims to study this last component. Its main objective is to compare three methods' effectiveness of oral hygiene education in adolescent patients treated with braces in terms of biofilm (plaque) control

SUBMITTER: Le Fouler A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7885203 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature