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Influence of Removable Orthodontic Appliance Dr. Saba Fouad Jaburon Oral Microbiological Status | ||
| Journal of the Faculty of Medicine | ||
| Article 1, Volume 50, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 199-202 | ||
| Author | ||
| Saba Fouad Jabur | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: the placement of orthodontic appliances creates a favorable environment for the accumulation of microbiota, therefore this study is to assess the relationship between removable orthodontic appliance and oral microflora. Materials and methods: a sample 45 patients who come to orthodontic department at the collage of dentistry/Baghdad university, divided into 3 groups: group 1 (15) without appliance, group2 (15) with appliance for 2 weeks-2 months, and group 3 (15) with appliance for 2 -4 months, then examine the oral microflora and compared between the 3 groups. Results: the result showed eleven types of microorganisms appear in group 3 then followed by seven types in group 2 but only three types of microorganisms in group 1. Conclusion: there is need to educate the patients who received orthodontic appliance about their oral hygiene because oral microflora were changed among orthodontic patients. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Removable orthodontic appliance; oral microflora | ||
| Main Subjects | ||
| University of Al-Hamdaniya | ||
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