Evaluation Of Prezi as A Tool to Facilitate Oral Hygiene Education In Orthodontic Patients

Abstract

Background: Orthodontic treatment has many positive effects on oro-facial complex. Physiological mechanism of tongue and cheeks for self-cleansing are greatly reduced due to fixed orthodontic appliances. Therefore, these appliances are responsible for poor oral hygiene among patients. As the world is changing rapidly in terms of science and technology it becomes utmost important that the health sector too agrees with this trend. Prezi is an audio-visual software which helps in creating and storing digital presentations

Objective: To evaluate the impact of Prezi software as an oral hygiene education tool among orthodontic patients.

Methods and Material: A before and after experimental study was conducted From July 2021- April 2022. Baseline data was collected using questionnaire and a health education was given using Prezi as intervention. The participants were followed up using the same questionnaire and change in their awareness was recorded. Analysis was done using Microsoft excel version 10 and SPSS version 20.

Results: A positive change which is significant was seen in the post-study (p-value = 0.0001) of oral hygiene analysis as the mean scores (pre-test = 27.94 and post-test = 33.59) increased in the test after the Prezi presentation.

Conclusions: Prezi as a presentation software with its ability to zoom into pages is an effective oral hygiene education tool for orthodontic patients. This software can be used as an alternative to traditional methods due to its ability to engage participants by virtual aids.