Effect of Xylitol Varnish in Caries Prevention Around Orthodontic Brackets
- Conditions
- Demineralization around Orthodontic brackets..
- Registration Number
- IRCT20180913041032N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 120
Patients with Class I malocclusion and complete permanent dentition up to the first molars.
Good overall health and good oral hygiene (full mouth plaque score < 20 %); with no bleeding after 30 seconds or having a discontinuous band of plaque at the gingival margin.
Normal salivary flow rate (>1.0 mL/min) and buffer capacity (final pH between 6.0 and 7.0).
History of previous orthodontic treatment or extractions, bleaching or topical fluoridation.
Severe crowding >6 mm, severely rotated teeth.
Visible sign of caries, fluorosis, hypocalcification or developmental defects.
Dental crowns, amalgam or composite filling which extended to the buccal surface.
Systemic or endocrine condition (such as cardiac pacemakers or diabetes mellitus).
Craniofacial anomalies and clefts
Smokers.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Mean Diagnodent number. Timepoint: Before starting intervention, 3 and 6 months later and at the end of orthodontic treatment. Method of measurement: Diagnodent pen 2190.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Visual assessment of white spot lesions. Timepoint: At the end of orthodontic treatment. Method of measurement: With the Gorelick index.;Assessment of patients satisfaction of varnish therapy. Timepoint: After varnish therapy for patient. Method of measurement: Satisfaction questionnaire with binary (Yes/No) design.