Evaluation The Effects of Fixed Orthodontic Appliances and Gender on Dental Plaque Accumulation and Gingival Inflammation | ||
| Medical Journal of Babylon | ||
| Article 1, Volume 13, Issue 4, December 2016, Pages 0-0 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Zahra Mohammed Abbas Al- Fadily; Selma Merza Hassan Al-jiriawy | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Fixed orthodontic appliances consider as a host for dental plaque accumulations which lead to subsequent gingivitis. O’Leary plaque index and gingival index by Löe and Silness of 60 repeated observations (before and after first stage of orthodontic treatment) which taken from 30 patients (13 male & 17 female) with age range (17-30) years old. According to ANOVA, there was highly significant difference in plaque index before and after treatment in both males (p value=0.00) and females (p value=0.00), but there was no gender difference in plaque index before and after treatment. The present study showed that there was highly significance difference in the gingival index before and after treatment in both males (p value=0.00) and females (p value=0.00). Plaque accumulation and gingival inflammation obviously increased in orthodontic patients, so good oral hygiene program must be followed during orthodontic treatment in order to overcome these side effects. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| dental plaque; Gingivitis; Gender; fixed orthodontic appliances | ||
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