Effectiveness of Personalized Digital Oral Health Intervention in Patients With Fixed Orthodontic Appliances.

This study will evaluate whether personalized digital oral-health education delivered through WhatsApp messages can improve oral hygiene in patients aged 16-25 years who wear fixed orthodontic appliances (braces). A total of 66 participants will be assigned to two groups. The intervention group will receive weekly digital oral-health messages for 12 weeks, while the control group will receive conventional verbal oral-hygiene instructions. Both groups will receive the same antibacterial mouthwash. Oral hygiene will be assessed at the beginning of the study and after 12 weeks by measuring plaque and gingival health using the Plaque Index and Gingival Index. The findings will help determine whether digital education can support conventional oral-hygiene instructions for patients undergoing orthodontic treatment.

IInclusion Criteria: Patients aged 16-25 years. Patients wearing fixed orthodontic appliances on both the maxillary and mandibular arches. Patients who agree to participate in the study. Exclusion Criteria: Patients wearing fixed orthodontic appliances on only one arch (maxillary or mandibular). Patients who do not meet the inclusion criteria. Patients who decline to participate.