The patients with fixed orthodontic treatment using stainless steel- or elastomeric-ligated conventional brackets. Tooth brushing, dental plaque pathogenicity, stainless steel ligature, elastomeric ligature, randomized clinical trial
Conditions
Interventions
The patients are treated with stainless steel ligature for 4 weeks. Then the patients are received plaque maturity evaluation, the combined Horizontal-Charters-modified Bass technique, and dietary adv
Experimental Device,Experimental Device
Stainless steel ligature tying, brushing technique and dietary advice ,Elastomeric ligature tying, brushing technique and dietary advice
Sponsors
Walailak University, International College of Dentistry
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
12 Years to 53 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Subjects are 12 years of age or older at the start of treatment, 2. Patients are treated with the same type of conventional preadjusted brackets (Roth type, Slot.022, Omni Arch, Tomy International, Tokyo, Japan), 3. Patients who present with conventional fixed orthodontic appliances in both upper and lower arch for at least 1 month
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: The patients experienced salivary gland dysfunction, took any drugs with a side effect of hyposalivation, or antibiotic therapy within 3 months prior to the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Plaque maturity 4 weeks after the end of the intervention Plaque maturity score | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Sugar and acid exposure 4 weeks after the end of the intervention Diet frequency | — |
Countries
Thailand
Contacts
Public ContactSittichai Koontongkaew
Walailak University, International College of Dentistry
Outcome results
None listed