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Clinical Outcomes of a Digital Companion in Periodontal Care: A Randomised Controlled Trial

SourceJournal of Clinical PeriodontologyTier 1Peer-Reviewed Research

By Bettina Dannewitz, James Deschner, Christof Dörfer, Henrik Dommisch, Peter Eickholz, Lukas Förster, Lukasz Jablonowski, Neelam Lingwal, Stefan Listl, Maurice Rütters, Lina Weinert, Nihad El Sayed, the Paro‐ComPas Collaborators, Philipp Bani, Valentin Bartha, Thomas Beikler, Pablo Cores Ziskoven, Miriam Cyris, Ivana Elez, Maurice Fahn, Jens Göbel, Jana Gortschakow, Christian Graetz, Ahmad Haseeb, Oliver Heinze, Laurenz Hermans, Daniela Hoedke, Maren Kahl, Ti‐Sun Kim, Julian Kohlmüller, Denica Kuzmanova, Yola Meisel, Tugay Nebilir, Antares Outatzis, Gerd Schneider, Mario Schröder, Alexander Spies, Ingvi Spies, Claudia Springer, Leonie Staffeldt, Jessica Vasseur, Patrizia Winkler

Originally at onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Why it matters for dental

Practicing periodontists and restorative dentists should expect measurable improvements in patient adherence and pocket-depth reduction when they deploy a smartphone-based digital companion app in nonsurgical periodontal therapy.

Key points

  • Randomised controlled trial published in the Journal of Clinical Periodontology (EarlyView) compared standard scaling & root planing versus the same therapy augmented by a digital companion app.
  • Primary outcomes were probing pocket depth reduction and bleeding-on-probing scores at 3- and 6-month recalls; the app group showed statistically superior results.
  • The intervention was a patient-facing mobile application providing real-time oral-hygiene guidance, appointment reminders, and progress dashboards—suggesting a low-cost adjunct that could be integrated into existing perio maintenance protocols.
  • Findings are relevant for DSOs and private practices seeking evidence-based tools to improve periodontal outcomes and potentially reduce retreatment rates.

Who should care

SpecialistAcademia

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