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- Title
Orthodontists' instructions for oral hygiene in patients with removable and fixed orthodontic appliances.
- Authors
Baumer, Christina; Schmidtmann, Irene; Ohlendorf, Daniela; Ferrari Peron, Priscila; Wehrbein, Heinrich; Erbe, Christina
- Abstract
Introduction: The aim of this questionnaire‐based survey was to evaluate information on frequencies, instructions and products relating to oral hygiene (OH) in orthodontic practices. Methods: Using a computer‐generated randomization list, 1000 orthodontists were selected and sent a questionnaire. The size and number of inhabitants of the federal states of Germany were considered. The federal states with the highest return rate (Baden‐Wuerttemberg [BW], Bavaria [B], Hesse [H], Lower Saxony [LS], Nordrhein‐Westphalia [NRW]) were considered and differences between the 16 federal states were divided into North, South, East and Central Germany. Results: The response rate of the questionnaires was 52.4%. The majority (53.8%) worked in one practice alone. Most (59.1%) have been orthodontists for 5–25 years. For vestibular multibracket appliances (MBA) in BW, B, H and LS over 90% recommended interdental brushes (IDB). In NRW 91.4% recommend fluoride gel. In B and H more than 80% chose electric toothbrush (ETB), in BW, LS and NRW more than 80% manual toothbrush (MTB). For lingual MBA (LMBA) in BW, H, LS and NRW with approximately 50% each fluoride gel, IDB and MTB were chosen. In B fluoride gel, IDB and ETB. For removable apparatus (RA), five federal states recommended MTB (>80%) and ETB (BW, B, H > 80%; NRW > 70%; LS > 60%). Conclusion: Electric toothbrushes are recommended for the use with all appliances, only with removable appliances manual toothbrushes are favoured. For vestibular MBA it is strongly advised to use IDB additionally.
- Subjects
GERMANY; ORTHODONTICS; CROSS-sectional method; FLUORIDES; RESEARCH funding; QUESTIONNAIRES; ORAL hygiene; CHI-squared test; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; DENTISTS; ORTHODONTIC appliances; SURVEYS; DATA analysis software; TOOTH care &; hygiene
- Publication
International Journal of Dental Hygiene, 2024, Vol 22, Issue 2, p329
- ISSN
1601-5029
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/idh.12763