Periodontal disease
Conditions
Interventions
Buccal tube in fixed orthodontics appliance
Molar bands
Sponsors
Dr. Chegwe
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: • Patients who were about to undergo fixed appliance orthodontic therapy (Pre-adjusted Edgewise) in both arches. • Patients: adolescents aged 10-17 years and adult patients aged 18-35 years. • Motivated and well informed patients. Information about the study were adequately communicated to patients and parents (with regard to adolescent patients). An informed consent form were obtained from these selected patients (Appendix 1) while Assent for under-aged patients.(Appendix 2) • Patients with no pre-existing periodontal disease.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: • Patients below 10 years or above 35 years. • Patients with history of Diabetes mellitus, blood dyscrasias or periodontitis. • Patients with other systemic diseases including cardiovascular diseases receiving anti-hypertensive medication among others. • Patients on antibiotics 3 months prior to treatment. • Patients requiring arch expansion (Occlusion that requires extra-oral and intra-oral anchorage reinforcement devices e.g., Nance, Transpalatal arch, Lingual holding arch). • Patients requiring distalization of the molars with other appliances. These were excluded to avoid other interferences of the oral flora during the course of this study so as not to affect the result obtained. • Patients with missing first permanent molars. • Patients with hypoplastic or demineralized molars. • Molars with heavy restorations or crowns. • Non-consenting patients. • Pregnant women. • Females on oral contraceptives. • Patients with para functional oral habits like bruxism • Patients with special needs.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Plaque accumulation, Gingival inflammation. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Detachment from the teeth. | — |
Countries
Nigeria
Contacts
Public ContactGerald Isiekwe
supervisor
Outcome results
None listed