The application of digital intraoral scanning technology in oral health education

LI Cheng-hua; ZONG Wan-qiao; AN Ying; LIU Jia-fu; MIAO Jiang-tao; MENG Qi; HUANG Jin-lin

doi:10.15956/j.cnki.chin.j.conserv.dent.2025.03.006

Abstract：AIM:To evaluate the application effect of digital intraoral scanning technology in oral health education.METHODS:According to the inclusion criteria,patients who visited a certain Beidaihe Rest and Recuperation Center dental cleaning clinic from November 2023 to June 2024 were randomly divided into an experimental group and a control group.The experimental group received personalized oral health education through digital intraoral scanning technology,while the control group received routine oral health education.The evaluation indicators were 1.The improvement rate of patients'oral hygiene behavior;2.The treatment rate of positive findings;3.The VAS score of pain during the teeth cleaning process.RESULTS:The two groups did not show any statistically significant differences in baseline characteristics such as gender,age,history of dental cleaning,and severity of dental calculus.The improvement rate of oral hygiene behavior in the experimental group and the control group were 75.9%and 59%,respectively,with a statistically significant difference;the treatment rates of positive findings in the experimental group and the control group were 60%and 11.5%,respectively,with a statistically significant difference;the VAS scores of pain during the teeth cleaning process in the experimental group and the control group were 2(0,2)and 2(2,4),respectively,with a statistically significant difference.CONCLUSION:Digital intraoral scanning technology can provide personalized oral health education and has certain advantages compared to traditional oral health education methods.