A parallel-design, randomized, single-blind trial was performed to investigate the standard communication approach (control) vs. the behavioral management program (test) for minimizing plaque, enhancing the clinical outcomes, and individual's compliance with oral self-care in individuals having periodontitis.
Both behavioral management
program and standard communication approach substantially promoted periodontal
health. But, the changing lifestyle needs repeated communication/engagement
with time. The behavioral management program on the basis of two visits did not
offer an extra advantage in comparison with the standard method.
A parallel-design, randomized,
single-blind trial was performed to investigate the standard communication
approach (control) vs. the behavioral management program (test) for minimizing
plaque, enhancing the clinical outcomes, and individual's compliance with oral
self-care in individuals having periodontitis.
The trial recruited 71 individuals with mild to moderate periodontitis. All the individuals initiated utilizing a power toothbrush during the run-in period. Two sessions of non-surgical periodontal treatment were carried post-baseline, along with one of the two oral healthcare communication techniques.
At the screening visit, baseline visit, and at eight and 14 weeks
post-baseline, recording of the plaque and bleeding scores, clinical attachment
level, and probing pocket depth were done. Subjects were requested to complete
oral self-care diaries. To evaluate the subjective experience of the
patient-clinician interactions during the clinical visits, both physicians and
subjects received experience questionnaires.
A substantial decline in bleeding and plaque scores was
witnessed from baseline to eight weeks after baseline, which then stayed stable
at the 14th week in control and test cohorts. But, no differences were
witnessed between the cohorts. In comparison with the control group, an
improvement in probing pocket depth and clinical attachment level was noted at
week eight post-baseline in the test. There were no inter-group discrepancies
in the physician's and individual's experience questionnaires.
Both behavioral management
program and standard communication approach considerably promoted periodontal
health. Considering the two visits, the behavioral management program did not
offer extra advantage vs. the standard method.
Journal of Periodontal Research
The effect of a behavioural management tool in adults with mild to moderate periodontitis. A single-blind, randomized controlled trial
Nikolaos Donos et al.
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