Influence of a smartphone application on the oral health practices and behaviors of parents of preschool children

CJS Lozoya, L Giblin-Scanlon, LD Boyd… - American Dental …, 2019 - jdh.adha.org
Purpose: Numerous oral health promotion programs are directed at reducing the prevalence
of early childhood caries. Smartphone applications (app) may be beneficial in oral health …

Development and testing of a smartphone application prototype for oral health promotion

SL Nolen, LJ Giblin-Scanlon, LD Boyd… - American Dental …, 2018 - jdh.adha.org
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to develop and test a smartphone application (app)
prototype, ToothSense, as an oral health promotion tool for the prevention of Early …

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 …

JFM Scheerman, B van Meijel, P van Empelen… - BMC Oral Health, 2018 - Springer
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 …

[HTML][HTML] App-based oral health promotion interventions on modifiable risk factors associated with early childhood caries: a systematic review

K Ajay, LB Azevedo, A Haste, AJ Morris, E Giles… - Frontiers in Oral …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background: Early childhood caries (ECC) is a preventable chronic disease. Parents'
knowledge and attitudes toward oral healthcare have been associated with higher caries …

Smartphones and tooth brushing: content analysis of the current available mobile health apps for motivation and training

K Hotwani, K Sharma, D Nagpal, G Lamba… - European Archives of …, 2020 - Springer
Introduction Smartphone mobile app is an innovative concept for health behaviour‐based
interventions. Aim The present study aimed to analyse apps developed for smartphones that …

Existing paradigms and current challenges in adolescent oral health research: a call for health promotion research focusing on low-income adolescents

DL Chi, HL Broder, J Warren - Pediatric dentistry, 2015 - ingentaconnect.com
A third challenge is that interventions must address the barriers to oral health that manifest
during adolescence, including low oral health literacy and indifference to dental disease …

Monetary incentives for improving smartphone-measured oral hygiene behaviors in young children: a randomized pilot trial

JS White, F Ramos-Gomez, JX Liu, B Jue… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Aims To assess feasibility, acceptability, and early efficacy of monetary incentive-based
interventions on fostering oral hygiene in young children measured with a Bluetooth …

Acceptability of a mobile application in children's oral health promotion—a pilot study

K Rasmus, A Toratti, S Karki, P Pesonen… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The aim of this pilot study was to investigate the acceptability of an oral health-related
mobile application developed for young children based on the feedback given by the …

Improving toothbrushing with a smartphone app: results of a randomized controlled trial

M Alkilzy, R Midani, M Höfer, C Splieth - Caries research, 2019 - karger.com
Objectives: Performing proper toothbrushing is a complicated process for children.
Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of a smartphone app for …

A Social Media Intervention for Promoting Oral Health Behaviors in Adolescents: A Non-Randomized Pilot Clinical Trial

SJ Calderon, CL Comnick, A Villhauer, T Marshall… - Oral, 2023 - mdpi.com
Poor oral hygiene and excessive consumption of soda are among the main drivers of
systemic health issues in adolescents in the United States. This non-randomized pilot …