학술논문
Effect of electronic reminders on patients’ compliance during clear aligner treatment: an interrupted time series study
Document Type
article
Source
Scientific Reports, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2022)
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
2045-2322
Abstract
Abstract Patient compliance is relevant to achieving therapeutic goals during clear aligner therapy (CAT). The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of remote electronic (e-)reminders and e-feedback on compliance during CAT using an interrupted time series (ITS) analysis. We used routinely collected mobile application data from a German healthtech company (PlusDental, Berlin). Our primary outcome was self-reported compliance (aligner wear time min. 22 h on 75% of their aligners were classified as fully compliant, min. 22 h on 50–74.9% of their aligners: fairly compliant; min. 22 h on