Study protocol of a randomized controlled trial to test the effect of a smartphone application on oral-health behavior and oral hygiene in adolescents with fixed orthodontic appliances

Study protocol of a randomized controlled trial to test the effect of a smartphone application on oral-health behavior and oral hygiene in adolescents with fixed orthodontic appliances

Abstract Background Adolescents with fixed orthodontic appliances are at high risk of developing dental caries. To date, new smartphone technologies have seldom been used to support them in the preventive behavior that can help prevent dental caries. After an intervention-mapping process, we develop...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Janneke F. M. Scheerman, Berno van Meijel, Pepijn van Empelen, Gem J. C. Kramer, Gijsbert H. W. Verrips, Amir H. Pakpour, Matheus C. T. Van den Braak, Cor van Loveren
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-02-01
Series:BMC Oral Health
Subjects:
Study protocol
Behavioral intervention
App
M-health
Prevention
Oral health promotion
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12903-018-0475-9

Internet

http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12903-018-0475-9

Similar Items