Gingivitis
Conditions
Interventions
This is a randomized controlled clinical study. Participants will be randomized by chance and randomly allocated to 3 groups: 1 - 40 patients who will use the control gel (CG)
2 - 40 patients who will use the chitosan gel (CG)
3 - 40 patients who will use the chitosan gel + melaleuca essential oil (COG). Participants must follow the following protocol: wear the aligners for 6 months, 24 hours a day, except for eating and cl
put the gel on the two aligners (upper and lower) before going to bed, so that it covers the buccal and palatal surfaces of all the teeth
in the morning, clean the aligners and wear them without the gel.
Sponsors
Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora
Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 30 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Participants will be included in the study: both sexes; aged between 18 and 30 years; absence of systemic disease known by the individual to affect periodontal tissues (such as cardiovascular diseases, diseases leading to neutropenia, diabetes, leukemia and AIDS); absence of periodontal disease prior to orthodontic therapy; absence of extensive restorations.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Participants who do not correctly follow the protocol for using gel in orthodontic aligners will be excluded from the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| It is expected to find a positive impact of the antimicrobial action of chitosan gel and tea tree essential oil on periodontal tissues during the use of orthodontic aligners | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Using the periodontal indices (plaque indice - Silness and Löe, 1964; gingival bleeding indice on probing - Löe, 1967), we will analyse whether there has been a reduction in their values between the different times analyse, and thus analyse whether there was an improvement in periodontal health | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactFernanda Faria
Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora
Outcome results
None listed