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Trial reportJournal of orofacial orthopedics = Fortschritte der Kieferorthopadie : Organ/official journal Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Kieferorthopadie2024

Microbial contamination profile on esthetic elastomeric ligatures through the checkerboard DNA-DNA hybridization technique : A randomized split-mouth study.

Raquel Fernanda Bachiega Morelli, Paulo Nelson-Filho, Karla Carpio Horta, Magda Feres, José Tarcísio Lima Ferreira, Fábio Lourenço Romano, Maria Bernadete Sasso Stuani, Maria Conceição Pereira Saraiva, Caio Luiz Bitencourt Reis, Mirian Aiko Nakane Matsumoto

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Trial report in Journal of orofacial orthopedics = Fortschritte der Kieferorthopadie : Organ/official journal Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Kieferorthopadie, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Raquel Fernanda Bachiega MorelliDepartment of Pediatric Clinics, School of Dentistry of Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo University, Avenida do Cafe, s/no, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
Paulo Nelson-FilhoDepartment of Pediatric Clinics, School of Dentistry of Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo University, Avenida do Cafe, s/no, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
Karla Carpio HortaDepartment of Pediatric Clinics, School of Dentistry of Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo University, Avenida do Cafe, s/no, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
Magda FeresDepartment of Periodontology, Guarulhos University, São Paulo, Brazil.
José Tarcísio Lima FerreiraDepartment of Pediatric Clinics, School of Dentistry of Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo University, Avenida do Cafe, s/no, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
Fábio Lourenço RomanoDepartment of Pediatric Clinics, School of Dentistry of Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo University, Avenida do Cafe, s/no, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
Maria Bernadete Sasso StuaniDepartment of Pediatric Clinics, School of Dentistry of Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo University, Avenida do Cafe, s/no, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
Maria Conceição Pereira SaraivaDepartment of Pediatric Clinics, School of Dentistry of Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo University, Avenida do Cafe, s/no, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
Caio Luiz Bitencourt ReisDepartment of Pediatric Clinics, School of Dentistry of Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo University, Avenida do Cafe, s/no, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil. caioluizreis@usp.br.
Mirian Aiko Nakane MatsumotoDepartment of Pediatric Clinics, School of Dentistry of Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo University, Avenida do Cafe, s/no, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
Guarulhos University · BRUniversidade de Ribeirão Preto · BR

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Abstract

objectiveThe aim of this study is to assess the microbial contamination of three different brands of esthetic elastomeric ligatures. MATERIALS AND

methodsDifferent brands of esthetic ligatures (Unistick Pearl [American Orthodontics, Sheboygan, WI, USA], Power Sticks Pearl [Ortho Technology, Tampa, FL, USA], and Ease [Obscure, 3M Unitek, Monrovia, CA, USA]) were randomly assigned to permanent canines of 25 patients (aged 11-18 years) undergoing corrective orthodontic treatment. After 30 days, the ligatures were removed, processed, and the biofilm composition was analyzed by checkerboard DNA-DNA hybridization for 40 bacterial species. The microbiological data were analyzed using a nonparametric mixed model.

resultsThe ligatures presented intense microbial contamination after 30 days, but no statistically significant differences were observed among the three groups (p > 0.05). The levels of the evaluated individual species and proportions of the microbial complexes showed no statistically significant differences among the ligature groups (p > 0.05).

conclusionsEsthetic elastomeric ligatures became multicolonized by several bacterial species after 30 days of exposure to the oral cavity. However, no relevant differences were observed among the biofilm composition formed on the different ligature brands.

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ElastomersAdolescentChildEquipment ContaminationFemaleHumansMaleNucleic Acid HybridizationOrthodontic AppliancesElastomersBacteriaDNA probesMolecular biologyOral cavityOrthodontic appliances, fixed

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