The effect of the motivation of a tracing device in the hygiene phase of PA treatment
Gruber, I.; Hamm, G.; Wandinger, E.; Sonnabend, E.
Schweizer Monatsschrift für Zahnmedizin 102(12): 1473-1476
1992
ISSN/ISBN: 0256-2855 PMID: 1475671 Document Number: 401066
In a clinical comparative study the effectiveness of an oral hygiene motivation tool (Parograph) was evaluated. 100 patients with periodontal diseases got oral hygiene instructions with the classic clinical methods (brush-techniques) and the motivation tool. As a result, only the patients with higher plaque index showed a faster significant reduction of plaque index when motivation tool was used. The comparison between other indices used were statistically not significant.