We found a match
Your institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.
- Title
Combined effects of repeated oral hygiene motivation and type of toothbrush on orthodontic patients A blind randomized clinical trial.
- Authors
Marini, Ida; Bortolotti, Francesco; Parenti, Serena Incerti; Gatto, Maria Rosaria; Bonetti, Giulio Alessandri
- Abstract
Objective: To investigate the effects on plaque index (PI) scores of manual or electric toothbrush with or without repeated oral hygiene instructions (OHI) and motivation on patients wearing fixed orthodontic appliances. Materials and Methods: One month after the orthodontic fixed appliance bonding on both arches, 60 patients were randomly assigned to four groups; groups Et (n = 15) and E2 (n = 15) received a powered rotating-oscillating toothbrush, and groups Mi (n = 15) and M2 (n = 15) received a manual toothbrush. Groups E-i and IV received OHI and motivation at baseline (TO) and after 4, 8, 12, 16, and 20 weeks (T4, T8, T12, T16, and T20, respectively) by a Registered Dental Hygienist; groups E2 and M2 received OHI and motivation only at baseline. At each time point a blinded examiner scored plaque of all teeth using the modified Quigley-Hein PI. Results: In all groups the PI score decreased significantly over time, and there were differences among groups at T8, T12, T16, and T20. At T8, PI scores of group Et were lower than those of group E2, and at T12, T16, and T20, PI scores of groups M-i and Et were lower compared to those of groups M2 and E2. A linear mixed model showed that the effect of repeated OHI and motivation during time was statistically significant, independently from the use of manual or electric toothbrush. Conclusions: The present results showed that repeated OHI and motivation are crucial in reducing PI score in orthodontic patients, independent of the type of toothbrush used.
- Subjects
ORAL hygiene; TOOTHBRUSHES; CLINICAL trials; ORTHODONTIC appliances; MOTIVATION (Psychology); TOOTH care &; hygiene; PHYSIOLOGY
- Publication
Angle Orthodontist, 2014, Vol 84, Issue 5, p896
- ISSN
0003-3219
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2319/112113-856.1