Effectiveness of a Combined Toothbrushing Technique on Cariogenic Dental Biofilm in Relation to Stainless Steel and Elastomeric Ligatures in Orthodontic Patients: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Thanakorn Saengphen, Sittichai Koontongkaew, Kusumawadee Utispan

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Article in Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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The effectiveness of water jet flossing and interdental flossing for oral hygiene in orthodontic patients with fixed appliances: a randomized clinical trial.BMC oral health · 2024
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Thanakorn SaengphenInternational College of Dentistry, Walailak University, Bangkok 10300, Thailand.

Sittichai KoontongkaewInternational College of Dentistry, Walailak University, Bangkok 10300, Thailand.

Kusumawadee UtispanFaculty of Dentistry, Thammasat University, Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand.ORCID 0000-0002-3825-3922

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Walailak University, International College of Dentistry WUICD- A2020

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Abstract

Increased dental biofilm commonly occurs during orthodontic treatment. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of a combined toothbrushing method on dental biofilm cariogenicity in patients with stainless steel (SSL) and elastomeric (EL) ligatures. At baseline (T1), 70 participants were randomized (1:1 ratio) to the SSL or EL group. Dental biofilm maturity was evaluated using a three-color-disclosing dye. The participants were instructed to brush their teeth using a combined horizontal-Charters-modified Bass technique. Dental biofilm maturity was reassessed at the 4-week follow-up (T2). We found that at T1, new dental biofilm was the highest, followed by mature and cariogenic dental biofilm in the SSL group (

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combined horizontal–Charters–modified Bass tooth brushingdental biofilmdental carieselastomeric ligature (EL)oral healthrandomized clinical trialstainless steel ligature (SSL)three-tone plaque disclosing gel

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PMID36900736

DOI10.3390/healthcare11050731

PMCPMC10000873

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