Cross-Sectional Study: The Prevalence of White Spot Lesions During Orthodontic Treatment With Fixed Appliances
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 111
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- The dental plaque deposit on teeth.
研究概览
简要总结
This study investigates how often cavities develop on the permanent teeth of patients with braces (orthodontic treatment). The hypothesis is that there is no difference in the number of cavities on the permanent teeth of patients with braces compared to similar patients without braces.
详细描述
The purpose of this cross-sectional study is to determine the prevalence of early carious lesions (white spot lesions, or WSLs) for patients who are receiving orthodontic treatment compared to patients who are not receiving orthodontic treatment.
Subjects will be recruited from the University of Kentucky Orthodontic Clinic patient pool. Orthodontic care at the University of Kentucky College of Dentistry (UKCOD) is provided by orthodontic faculty, as well as students enrolled in the graduate orthodontic program at the UKCOD. Subjects will be invited to participate in this study after receiving an initial treatment plan with fixed appliances for at least one arch.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
- 观察模型
- Other
- 时间视角
- Cross Sectional
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 10 Years 至 70 Years（Child, Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Patients who agreed to participate in this study
- •Patients who receive orthodontic treatment with fixed appliances at University of Kentucky College of Dentistry
- •Patients who have either metal or ceramic brackets for the treatment
排除标准
- •Patients on a daily supplemental fluoride regimen
- •Patients who has difficulty in their daily toothbrushing due to their physical disability
- •Patients with lingual fixed appliances
- •Patients who are pregnant
- •Patients with restorations placed on the facial/buccal surface of the tooth from premolar to premolar for both arches.
结局指标
主要结局
The dental plaque deposit on teeth.
时间窗: One-time assessment at participant visit (approximately 30 minutes).
Teeth of study subjects will be stained with the plaque disclosing agent. After rinsing off the disclosing agent, intraoral photographs are taken for later analysis of dental plaque accumulation.
The formation of early caries lesion on teeth (white spot lesions)
时间窗: One-time assessment at participant visit (approximately 30 minutes).
Teeth of study subjects will be evaluated for the formation of white spot lesions based on their intraoral photographs taken at their participation for the study.
Subjects' of attitude toward the oral hygiene practice.
时间窗: One-time assessment at participant visit (approximately 30 minutes).
Participants will be asked to take an electronic questionnaire (through REDCap) consisting of 13 items that assess their dental hygiene practice and attitude toward orthodontic treatment. Individual question responses range from 0-7 (cumulative range of 0-91) with higher scores indicating more positive attitudes.
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
Hiroko Nagaoka
Special Faculty
University of Kentucky