Impact of Bracket Design and Oral Hygiene Maintenance on Halitosis in the Orthodontic Patient
Halitosis, Oral Hygiene
About this trial
This is an interventional prevention trial for Halitosis
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Fair oral hygiene
- Permanent dentition present with eruption of one or both premolars in each quadrant
- No active carious lesions
- Patients with overall good health
- No previous orthodontic treatment
Exclusion Criteria:
- Previous orthodontic treatment
- Missing or unerupted permanent teeth (both premolars, canines, lateral or central incisors)
- Extremely poor oral hygiene at baseline
- Existence of active carious lesions (not restored)
Sites / Locations
- University of Connecticut Health Center, Division of Orthodontics
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Arm 4
No Intervention
Experimental
Experimental
Experimental
Non-tongue scraping and twin brackets
Tongue scraping with standard twin brackets
No tongue scraping with self-ligating brackets
Tongue scraping with SLB
Patients in this subgroup will be instructed to follow standard at-home oral hygiene protocols. They will be instructed by the study coordinators to utilize the traditional Bass brushing technique [31], brushing twice daily (morning and night) for 2 minutes each time. Patients will all be given the same toothbrush and toothpaste to use during the study. They will also be instructed on the method of flossing and be shown how to use interdental brushes to clean around the orthodontic appliances.
Patients allocated to this group will receive the same oral hygiene protocol as the non-tongue scraping subjects. However, they will also be in instructed and asked to use the tongue-scraping method of cleaning the tongue as part of their oral hygiene regimen. Patients will be instructed to scrape the tongue once during their nighttime oral hygiene session of brushing and flossing. All patients in this subgroup will be given the same tongue scraper.
Patients in this group are treated with passive self-ligating Carrier brackets (Ortho Organizer). They will be instructed to use the traditional Bass brushing technique, brushing twice daily (morning and night) for 2 minutes each time. Patients will all be given the same toothbrush and toothpaste to use during the study. They will also be instructed on the method of flossing and be shown how to use interdental brushes to clean around the orthodontic appliances.
Patients in this group are treated with passive self-ligating Carrier brackets (Ortho Organizer). Patients allocated to this group will receive the same oral hygiene protocol as non-tongue scraping subjects. However, they will also be in instructed and asked to use the tongue-scraping method of cleaning the tongue as part of their oral hygiene regimen. Patients will be instructed to scrape the tongue once during their nighttime oral hygiene session of brushing and flossing. All patients in this subgroup will be given the same tongue scraper.