OptimOral

Helping patients recover from oral surgeries, hassle-free.

Timeline

6 weeks

Tools

Figma, Illustrator, After Effects, Photoshop, FigJam

Responsibilities

Research, Ethics Submission, Ideation, UX/UI, Prototyping, Visual Design, Animation

Problem

Oral surgeries are very common, with around 80% of people getting their wisdom teeth pulled in their lifetime. Many dental procedures like implants also act as long-term solutions, so being able to monitor them and record changes can be helpful, should something go wrong. However, there is currently not a platform where these types of procedures can be documented and managed.


Design Challenge

How can a digital application support recovery for oral surgery patients?

Solution

An application that can help patients undergoing oral surgery to streamline the process. It will include education on their procedures and possible symptoms, aftercare instructions, and many other features.

This case study solely focuses on the process for wisdom tooth extractions.

Benchmark Analysis

Digital applications do not currently exist with the focus of oral surgery and recovery.

Therefore, the research and comparison instead focused on oral hygiene apps and general surgery recovery apps (from healthcare organizations). The main features of these applications, as well as their design choices, were compared.

The most relevant topics found on webpages focusing on wisdom tooth removal:

  • Bleeding

  • Swelling/bruising

  • Limited mouth movement

  • Medication

This helps to identify what the application should cover in its requirements and tasks.

MoSCoW Analysis & System Requirements

Site Map

Semi-Structured Interviews

After conducting a SWOT analysis, semi-structured interviews were conducted to gain background knowledge on 10 participants’ extraction experiences.

Question Samples:

  • How did you find the recovery after your surgery? 

  • How were you given your maintenance instructions? 

  • What did you think about these instructions? 

  • Were there any mistakes you made with your recovery protocols? 

  • Did you have any post-op complications? 

  • What did you think was the hardest part of recovery? 

  • Was there anything that you wish went differently during your recovery? 

  • Are you familiar with digital applications for healthcare? Do you use any? 
What are your thoughts on them? 

  • Six user flows were used to test how each participant navigated through the prototype. This was conducted remotely through Zoom and their interactions were recorded through screen sharing.

  • At the end of the testing session, a questionnaire was provided to participants through Google Forms. The goal was to gain thoughts and/or opinions on any features or experiences that participants were unable to express during the testing session.

High Fidelity Wireframes