Flash-free Brackets and Dental Plaque
- Conditions
- Orthodontic Treatment
- Interventions
- Procedure: orthodontic treatment
- Registration Number
- NCT03187483
- Lead Sponsor
- Ege University
- Brief Summary
This study aimed to compare flash-free bracket system with conventional adhesive-coated bracket system in patients with maxillary crowding.
- Detailed Description
Aim: The aim of this split-mouth study was to compare conventional and adhesive flash-free-bracket systems in terms of plaque retention, white spot lesion formation, biomarker levels and select microbes in gingival crevicular fluid (GCF).
Materials \& Methods: Thirty-seven systemically healthy patients (18 males, 19 females) with the age range of 13-18 years were involved in this split-mouth study. Clinical evaluations, quantitative light-induced fluorescence (QLF) imaging, GCF and plaque samplings were performed at baseline and at 1-, 2-, 3-months. QLF was repeated following debonding, GCF samples were analyzed by immunoassay and real-time PCR for the biomarker and bacteria content. Data were analyzed by Wilcoxon on dependent samples.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 45
- being systemically healthy
- having 4-7 mm maxillary crowding with a maximum of 2 mm linear displacement of contact points and non-extraction treatment planning.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- FACTORIAL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Control orthodontic treatment Orthodontic treatment with conventional adhesive-coated brackets Flash-free bracket group orthodontic treatment Orthodontic treatment with flash-free bracket system
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method development of white spot lesion (WSL) 1 month WSL is the first sign of caries
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method plaque accumulation around the brackets 1 month plaque deposits cause gingival inflammation
microbial composition around the brackets 1 month presence of pathogen bacteria is important