title: Influence of active reminders on oral hygiene compliance in orthodontic patients.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine if text message reminders regarding oral hygiene compliance have an influence on the level of compliance within an orthodontic population.
  
  
  METHODS
  In this prospective, randomized, controlled clinical trial, 42 orthodontic patients were assigned to a text message or control group. Parents of patients assigned to the text message group received a reminder text message one weekday each week. Oral hygiene compliance was measured using bleeding index (BI), modified gingival index (MGI), and plaque index (PI), and visual examination of white spot lesion (WSL) development at baseline (T0), two appointments after baseline (T1), and four appointments after baseline (T2).
  
  
  RESULTS
  BI, MGI, and PI scores were significantly lower in the text message group than in the control group at T2.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A text message reminder system is effective for improving oral hygiene compliance in orthodontic patients.
authors.affiliation: a  Resident, Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Eppright
authors.forename: Bhavna
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Shroff
authors.forename: Al M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Best
authors.forename: Elvi
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Barcoma
authors.forename: Steven J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Lindauer
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000145:classification; D003742:Dental Devices, Home Care; D003774:Dental Plaque Index; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009067:Mouthwashes / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009910:Oral Hygiene / Q000193:education; D009971:Orthodontics, Corrective; D010349:Patient Compliance; D010512:Periodontal Index; D011446:Prospective Studies; D017010:Reminder Systems; D060145:Text Messaging; D014099:Toothbrushing / Q000295:instrumentation; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D009067:Mouthwashes
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