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Trial reportSaudi medical journal2025

Impact of Z-spring appliance and clear aligner therapy on oral microorganisms in children: A clinical trial.

İrem Kapicıi, Özge Erken Güngör, Kubra Yildirim, Cemilenur Atas, Ahmet Yilmaz Coban

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Saudi medical journal, 2025. 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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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

İrem KapicıiFrom the Department of Pediatric Dentistry (Kapıcı, Güngör), Faculty of Dentistry; and from the Department of Medical Biotechnology (Yıldırım, Ataş, Çoban), Institute of Health Sciences, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey.
Özge Erken GüngörFrom the Department of Pediatric Dentistry (Kapıcı, Güngör), Faculty of Dentistry; and from the Department of Medical Biotechnology (Yıldırım, Ataş, Çoban), Institute of Health Sciences, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5228-0110
Kubra YildirimFrom the Department of Pediatric Dentistry (Kapıcı, Güngör), Faculty of Dentistry; and from the Department of Medical Biotechnology (Yıldırım, Ataş, Çoban), Institute of Health Sciences, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey.
Cemilenur AtasFrom the Department of Pediatric Dentistry (Kapıcı, Güngör), Faculty of Dentistry; and from the Department of Medical Biotechnology (Yıldırım, Ataş, Çoban), Institute of Health Sciences, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey.
Ahmet Yilmaz CobanFrom the Department of Pediatric Dentistry (Kapıcı, Güngör), Faculty of Dentistry; and from the Department of Medical Biotechnology (Yıldırım, Ataş, Çoban), Institute of Health Sciences, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesTo evaluate the effect of Z-spring appliance and clear aligners, used in anterior crossbite treatment, on dental plaque colonization in children.

methodsA 2-arm randomized controlled trial included 30 patients aged 7-12 years with anterior crossbite. Participants were divided into 2 groups: clear aligner (group A, n=15) and Z-spring appliance (group B, n=15). Dental plaque samples were collected at treatment initiation and completion, inoculated onto selective media, and analyzed for colony counts (cfu/ml) of

resultsIn group A,

conclusionShort-term clear aligner use in children increases

Indexed as

Dental PlaqueMouthCandida albicansChildFemaleHumansMaleStreptococcus mitisStreptococcus mutansStreptococcus salivariusCandida albicansdental plaqueoral microbiomeorthodontic appliancesremovableStreptococcus mutans

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