Table 2.
Postquestionnaire responses on oral care habits and awareness of telemonitoring toothbrushes.
| Questions | ORTa (n=50) | ITTb (n=50) | MTc (n=50) | P valued | ||||||
| Number of toothbrushing events per day, mean (SD) | 2.36 (0.60) | 2.60 (0.61) | 2.62 (0.57) | .053 | ||||||
| Length of teethbrushing per toothbrushing event (minutes), mean (SD) | 3.04 (0.49) | 3.28 (0.67) | 3.46 (0.84) | .01 | ||||||
| What are the most valid functions of a telemonitoring toothbrush?, n (%) | <.001 | |||||||||
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Function of guiding brushing | 22 (44) | 17 (34) | 27 (55) |
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Management of brushing history | 20 (40) | 6 (12) | 9 (18) |
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Standard brushing training | 7 (14) | 25 (50) | 12 (25) |
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Other | 1 (2) | 2 (4) | 1 (2) |
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| What is the most inconvenient thing about a telemonitoring toothbrush?, n (%) | <.001 | |||||||||
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Adjusting smartphone position | 9 (18) | 8 (16) | 24 (48) |
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Inaccurate toothbrush position recognition | 39 (78) | 34 (68) | 16 (32) |
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Signing up | 0 | 1 (2) | 5 (10) |
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Management of brushing history | 0 | 0 | 4 (8) |
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Other | 2 (4) | 7 (14) | 1 (2) |
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| Do you think a telemonitoring toothbrush can benefit your oral health?, n (%) | .66 | |||||||||
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Strongly agree | 10 (20) | 6 (12) | 6 (12) |
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Agree | 34 (68) | 35 (70) | 32 (64) |
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Neutral | 6 (12) | 8 (16) | 11 (22) |
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Disagree | 0 | 1 (2) | 1 (2) |
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Strongly disagree | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Do you think your brushing ability is better than before?, n (%) | .12 | |||||||||
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Strongly agree | 11 (22) | 9 (18) | —e |
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Agree | 27 (54) | 37 (74) | — |
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Neutral | 9 (18) | 3 (6) | — |
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Disagree | 3 (6) | 1 (2) | — |
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Strongly disagree | 0 | 0 | — |
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| Are you willing to buy a telemonitoring toothbrush and use it continuously?, n (%) | .002 | |||||||||
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Strongly agree | 14 (28) | 3 (6) | 2 (4) |
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Agree | 21 (42) | 17 (34) | 24 (48) |
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Neutral | 8 (16) | 24 (48) | 18 (36) |
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Disagree | 6 (12) | 4 (8) | 5 (10) |
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Strongly disagree | 1 (2) | 2 (4) | 1 (2) |
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| If you could receive oral care services at a general dentist as a result of using a telemonitoring toothbrush, would you visit that dentist?, n (%) | .17 | |||||||||
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Strongly agree | 6 (12) | 6 (12) | 7 (14) |
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Agree | 24 (48) | 33 (66) | 36 (72) |
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Neutral | 15 (30) | 10 (20) | 5 (10) |
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Disagree | 4 (8) | 1 (2) | 2 (4) |
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Strongly disagree | 1 (2.0) | 0 | 0 |
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| Satisfaction with the telemonitoring toothbrush (1 to 10), mean (SD) | 7.90 (1.21) | 7.11 (1.67) | 0 | .008 | ||||||
| Need for a telemonitoring toothbrush (1 to 10), mean (SD) | 7.44 (1.64) | 7.71 (1.67) | 0 | .42 | ||||||
aORT: oscillating-rotating power toothbrush.
bITT: interactive telemonitoring toothbrush.
cMT: manual toothbrush.
d1-way ANOVA for continuous variables and chi-square test categorical variables.
eNot applicable.