INVIVO EVALUATION OF THE EFFECT OF SILVER COATING OF FIXED ORTHODONTIC RETAINERS ON THE GROWTH OF ORAL PATHOGENIC BACTERIA

EVALUATING THE EFFECT OF SILVER COATING ON RETAINER WIRES ON THE GROWTH OF ORAL BACTERIA

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2017/01/007656

Enrollment

Registered

2017-01-10

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-11-24

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: null- patients who have undergone fixed orthodontic therapy

Interventions

Intervention1: Silver coated retainer: retainer made up of a silver coated multi stranded stainless wire Control Intervention1: conventional retainer: retainer made cup of multi stranded stainless wir

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Patients who have completed fixed orthodontic treatment requiring fixed retainers 2) OHI score of not more than1

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Subjects with smoking habits, active caries or periodontal pockets, systemic diseases, age greater than 25 years, or a history of antibiotic therapy during the last 3 months will be excluded

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
to assess the antibacterial effect of the silver coating on the retainer wiresTimepoint: to assess the antibacterial effect of the silver coating on the retainer wires	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
to compare the antibacterial effect of the silver coating on the retainer wires with the non coated wiresTimepoint: 2 time points i) 1 week after retainer insertion(T0) ii) 1 month after T0	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactAkshaya Pandian

SRI RAMACHANDRA UNIVERSITY

akshayapandian2006@gmail.com9940094811

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026