Impact of Bracket Design and Oral Hygiene Maintenance on Halitosis in the Orthodontic Patient

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Conditions studied: Halitosis, Oral Hygiene

In brief

The advantage of self-ligating brackets on periodontal health has yet to be determined. In addition, the utilization of tongue scraping as an adjunct to traditional oral hygiene measures has yet to be studied in orthodontic patients. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of bracket type on plaque accumulation and also the impact of the appliance on oral malodor. In addition, the effect of tongue scraping on halitosis will be studied in patients undergoing orthodontic treatment. We hypothesize that self-ligating brackets will harbor less plaque than normal brackets, that tongue scraping will significantly decrease halitosis in patients undergoing orthodontic treatment and that patients with self-ligating brackets will exhibit less halitosis as measured by halimeter.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01948349

Run by

UConn Health

People needed

40

Starts

2012-10-01

Expected to finish

2016-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2019-12-13

Who can join

Age: 11 and older, up to 16. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Fair oral hygiene
• Permanent dentition present with eruption of one or both premolars in each quadrant
• No active carious lesions
• Patients with overall good health
• No previous orthodontic treatment

You may not qualify if…

• Previous orthodontic treatment
• Missing or unerupted permanent teeth (both premolars, canines, lateral or central incisors)
• Extremely poor oral hygiene at baseline
• Existence of active carious lesions (not restored)

Where it is running

• University of Connecticut Health Center, Division of Orthodontics — Farmington, Connecticut, United States

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