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Impact of Bracket Design and Oral Hygiene Maintenance on Halitosis in the Orthodontic Patient

NCT01948349 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2019-12-13

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Summary

The advantage of self-ligating brackets on periodontal health has yet to be determined. In addition, the utilization of tongue scraping as an adjunct to traditional oral hygiene measures has yet to be studied in orthodontic patients. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of bracket type on plaque accumulation and also the impact of the appliance on oral malodor. In addition, the effect of tongue scraping on halitosis will be studied in patients undergoing orthodontic treatment. We hypothesize that self-ligating brackets will harbor less plaque than normal brackets, that tongue scraping will significantly decrease halitosis in patients undergoing orthodontic treatment and that patients with self-ligating brackets will exhibit less halitosis as measured by halimeter.

Conditions

  • Halitosis
  • Oral Hygiene

Interventions

OTHER

Tongue scraping

Two of four groups will use tongue scraping in conjunction with a normal oral hygiene protocol.

OTHER

Bracket design

Two groups will be allocated to have self-ligating (Carriere) brackets. The other two groups will receive standard twin brackets.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • UConn Health

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Taranpreet K Chandhoke, DMD, PhD · Univeristy of Connecticut Health Center

  • Flavio Uribe, DDS, MDentSc · UConn Health

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
11 Years
Max Age
16 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-10-31
Primary Completion
2016-08-31
Completion
2016-09-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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