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December 4, 2025International Journal of Dental HygieneOpen Access

A Comparison of Three Different Modalities in Improving Oral Hygiene in Adult Orthodontic Patients—An Open Label Randomised Controlled Trial (A 4‐Month Follow‐Up)

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UAUmair Shoukat AliAga Khan UniversityHQHafsa QaboolAga Khan University Hospital NairobiAAAqeel AhmedAga Khan Hospital Dar es Salaam

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Implication

Randomised controlled trial shows few significant changes in oral hygiene practices among adult orthodontic patients, highlighting the role of verbal instructions.

Key Points

  • No significant difference in oral hygiene improvements among interventions during the 4-month follow-up.
  • Mean Bleeding Index change was greater in the verbal group compared to video and plaque disclosing tablets.
  • Study utilized a randomised controlled trial design with a total of 96 adult orthodontic patients.
  • Finding indicates that interventions positively impacted oral hygiene indices, while age and education had no significant effect.

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Ali et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/694023f32d562116f28fd92dhttps://doi.org/10.1111/idh.70012
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