Flash-free Brackets and Dental Plaque

Ege University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Orthodontic Treatment

Treatments: Procedure: orthodontic treatment

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03187483

13-11.1/9

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aimed to compare flash-free bracket system with conventional adhesive-coated bracket system in patients with maxillary crowding.

Full description

Aim: The aim of this split-mouth study was to compare conventional and adhesive flash-free-bracket systems in terms of plaque retention, white spot lesion formation, biomarker levels and select microbes in gingival crevicular fluid (GCF).

Materials & Methods: Thirty-seven systemically healthy patients (18 males, 19 females) with the age range of 13-18 years were involved in this split-mouth study. Clinical evaluations, quantitative light-induced fluorescence (QLF) imaging, GCF and plaque samplings were performed at baseline and at 1-, 2-, 3-months. QLF was repeated following debonding, GCF samples were analyzed by immunoassay and real-time PCR for the biomarker and bacteria content. Data were analyzed by Wilcoxon on dependent samples.

Enrollment: 45 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 13 to 18 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• being systemically healthy
• having 4-7 mm maxillary crowding with a maximum of 2 mm linear displacement of contact points and non-extraction treatment planning.

Exclusion criteria

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Factorial Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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45 participants in 2 patient groups

Flash-free bracket group

Active Comparator group

Description:

Orthodontic treatment with flash-free bracket system

Treatment:

Procedure: orthodontic treatment

Control

Active Comparator group

Description:

Orthodontic treatment with conventional adhesive-coated brackets

Treatment:

Procedure: orthodontic treatment