Study to compare the efficacy of integrated instructions for fixed orthodontic treatment through various methods

Abstract

Objective- The purpose of this research was to determine the efficacy of verbal, written, and video communication in promoting oral hygiene, dietary changes, and care of the appliance among fixed orthodontic patients in the orthodontics department at Rama Dental College. Material and Methods- The department conducted an eye-tracking investigation with blind participants. The sample included 90 patients; 30 were assigned to each group. Randomly the patients were allotted into verbal, written, and video groups. After three months of the given instructions, bleeding on probing, dental knowledge, cleanliness of the appliance, and mouth ulcers were evaluated to investigate the result. There was a comparison made between the three groups using a one-way analysis of variance. Result- Mean score based on oral hygiene instructions, the video method was significantly increased, while based on dietary changes, the verbal method was significantly increased, and based on the care of the appliance instructions, the verbal method was significantly increased. Conclusion- Within the constraints of the present research, it is argued that the video method is more successful in giving optimum oral hygiene instructions to patients, while verbal training is more effective in providing both diet modification and care of the appliance.