Hyun Paul, Preston Charles Brian, Al-Jewair Thikriat S, Park-Hyun Eunhae, Tabbaa Sawsan
a Postgraduate Orthodontic Resident, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY.
Angle Orthod. 2015 Mar;85(2):263-9. doi: 10.2319/030814-163.1. Epub 2014 May 28.
To evaluate the compliance of patients while wearing maxillary Hawley retainers embedded with SMART microsensors.
The sample population consisted of 22 patients who were divided into an experimental (group A) and a control group (group B). Group A was informed that they would be monitored through the use of SMART microsensors, while group B was not informed that they would be monitored. After the delivery of the retainers (T0), the patients were evaluated at T1 and T2, represented by 6- and 12-week follow-up visits, respectively. At T1, group B was informed of our ability to monitor their compliance. Both groups continued wearing their retainers during T1 to T2.
During T0-T1, Group A wore their retainers for an average of 16.3 hours (SD 4.39), while group B wore their appliances for an average of 10.6 hours (SD 5.36, t = 2.426, P = .027). Although group B increased their retainer wear by 0.5 hours/day from T1 to T2, this increase was not statistically significant.
Despite significant differences being noted between the two groups at T1, group B did not show significant mean changes in their wear time before and after becoming aware of the use of the SMART microsensor.
评估佩戴嵌入SMART微传感器的上颌霍利保持器时患者的依从性。
样本群体由22名患者组成，分为实验组（A组）和对照组（B组）。A组被告知他们将通过使用SMART微传感器进行监测，而B组未被告知他们将被监测。在交付保持器后（T0），分别在T1和T2对患者进行评估，T1和T2分别代表6周和12周的随访。在T1时，告知B组我们监测其依从性的能力。两组在T1至T2期间继续佩戴保持器。
在T0 - T1期间，A组平均佩戴保持器16.3小时（标准差4.39），而B组平均佩戴矫治器10.6小时（标准差5.36，t = 2.426，P = .027）。尽管B组从T1到T2每天增加保持器佩戴时间0.5小时，但这一增加无统计学意义。
尽管两组在T1时存在显著差异，但B组在知晓使用SMART微传感器前后的佩戴时间没有显著的平均变化。
