The Prevalence of White Spot Lesions During Orthodontic Treatment With Fixed Appliances

Completed

Conditions studied: Dental Caries

In brief

This study investigates how often cavities develop on the permanent teeth of patients with braces (orthodontic treatment). The hypothesis is that there is no difference in the number of cavities on the permanent teeth of patients with braces compared to similar patients without braces.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04186065

Run by

Hiroko Nagaoka

People needed

111

Starts

2019-03-01

Expected to finish

2019-10-31

Last updated by the study team

2020-06-24

Who can join

Age: 10 and older, up to 70. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients who agreed to participate in this study
• Patients who receive orthodontic treatment with fixed appliances at University of Kentucky College of Dentistry
• Patients who have either metal or ceramic brackets for the treatment

You may not qualify if…

• Patients on a daily supplemental fluoride regimen
• Patients who has difficulty in their daily toothbrushing due to their physical disability
• Patients with lingual fixed appliances
• Patients who are pregnant
• Patients with restorations placed on the facial/buccal surface of the tooth from premolar to premolar for both arches.

Where it is running

• University of Kentucky College of Dentistry — Lexington, Kentucky, United States

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