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Effectiveness of Personalized Oral Hygiene Advice Delivered by Artificial Intelligence or Dental Professionals Versus Standard Oral Hygiene Advice on Oral and Systemic Health in Community-based Type II Diabetes Patients
Sponsor: The University of Hong Kong
Summary
Diabetes is a systemic condition characterized by elevated blood glucose levels and is associated with multiple long-term complications. This systemic disease is mutually linked to inflammatory gum diseases through circulating inflammatory mediators. Controlling inflammatory gum diseases by maintaining oral hygiene improves blood glucose levels and reduces long-term complications. However, close supervision of good oral hygiene through home care is labor-intensive and expensive. Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been used to provide personalized advice on the adequacy of patients' home care (oral hygiene). The investigators hypothesize that the use of AI can improve home care, thereby enhancing both gum health and systemic health, similar to human dental professionals and standardised oral health instructions.
Official title: Effectiveness of Personalized Oral Hygiene Advice Delivered by Artificial Intelligence or Dental Professionals Versus Standard Oral Hygiene Advice on Oral and Systemic Health in Community-based Type II Diabetes Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
105
Start Date
2026-10-01
Completion Date
2028-09-30
Last Updated
2026-10-01
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
AI OHI group
The participants will receive personalized OHI such as toothbrush and interdental cleaning to specific areas provided by AI. An mHealth system will be used to detect intraoral photograph of anterior teeth and analysis of the photograph and label the gum condition as Healthy (green)/questionable (yellow)/diseased (red) within 2 minutes by AI. Then specific OHI to each particular site would be provided by AI according to tested results on the photograph
Human-OHI group
The participants will receive personalized OHI by dental professionals. This instruction includes brushing and interdental cleaning in each particular dental site. If they have any personal concern or unclear points regarding oral hygiene practice, they can ask.
Control group
patients will receive standard oral hygiene instruction on the adequacy of patients' home care