An investigation of odontogenic bacteraemia associated with orthodontic treatment procedures

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN27557210

Enrollment

Registered

2003-09-12

Start date

2002-12-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Oral Health: Orthodontics Oral Health Orthodontics

Interventions

1. Debanding 2. Adjustment of a gold chain and bracket

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 82 patients from Paediatric Dentistry.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Not provided at time of registration

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Prevalence of bacteraemia (number of positive blood cultures) 2. Intensity of bacteraemia (number of colony forming units of bacteria per ml blood) 3. Identity of bacteria isolated from blood cultures	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Not provided at time of registration	—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

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