Papadimitriou, Aikaterini; Kouvelis, Georgios; Fanaropoulou, Theodora; Doulis, Ioannis; Kyriakoula, Merakou; Mparmpouni, Anastasia; Kloukos, Dimitrios (2021). Effects of Self-ligating Orthodontic Appliances on the Periodontal Health of Adolescents: A Prospective Cohort Study. Oral health & preventive dentistry, 19(1), pp. 129-135. Quintessenz Verlags-GmbH 10.3290/j.ohpd.b965741
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PURPOSE
To evaluate the association between orthodontic treatment with fixed appliances and periodontal health during treatment by examining gingival inflammation indices and saliva properties.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
Thirty consecutive orthodontic patients, aged 11-18 years old, who were eligible for fixed orthodontic appliances, were included in the study. Plaque index (PI), gingival index (GI), salivary pH and flow rate were recorded at three timepoints: immediately before placement of orthodontic fixed appliances (T0), and 1 (T1) and 3 months (T2) after bonding.
RESULTS
The hypothesis that PI would remain constant across timepoints was rejected. PI increased over time (0 to 1 scale, T1-T0: mean diff. = 0.10, 95% CI = 0.03, 0.18, p = 0.01; T2-T0: mean diff. = 0.16, 95% CI = 0.08, 0.24, p < 0.001). On the other hand, GI changed statistically significantly over time (p = 0.05). Patients' age was not a predictor for PI change (p = 0.93), but it was for GI (p = 0.01). As anticipated, average PI was found to be higher for the mandibular dentition by 0.10 (95% CI = 0.04, 0.16) and the labial surfaces of teeth of both jaws by 0.51 (95% CI = 0.45, 0.57).
CONCLUSIONS
Within the framework of the current study, orthodontic treatment appeared to affect the periodontal health of patients, but the changes were clinically negligible and not consistently statistically significant.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > School of Dental Medicine > Department of Orthodontics |
UniBE Contributor: |
Kloukos, Dimitrios (B) |
Subjects: |
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health |
ISSN: |
1602-1622 |
Publisher: |
Quintessenz Verlags-GmbH |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Renate Imhof-Etter |
Date Deposited: |
04 May 2021 11:59 |
Last Modified: |
29 Mar 2023 23:37 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.3290/j.ohpd.b965741 |
PubMed ID: |
33600090 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: |
fixed orthodontic appliances gingival index periodontal health plaque index |
BORIS DOI: |
10.7892/boris.152945 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/152945 |
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