Effect of super dental floss on oral hygiene in patients with fixed orthodontic appliances

A.H. Al-Bahadli, Mohammed

	Effect of super dental floss on oral hygiene in patients with fixed orthodontic appliances
Journal of baghdad college of dentistry
Article 1, Volume 23, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 109-111
Author
Mohammed A.H. Al-Bahadli
Abstract
ABSTRACTBackground: orthodontic appliances contribute to plaque retention and interfere with the performance of good oralhygiene. This study was conducted to find the effect of using super dental floss in the oral hygiene of orthodonticpatients.Materials and methods: The study sample is comprised of 16 orthodontic patients (7 males and 9 females); ranging inage from 15–22 years at the beginning of orthodontic treatment. The quantity of plaque were evaluated after oneweek when patients wear orthodontic appliance then another recording was done after one week instruction ofusing super dental floss. By using disclosing tablets we account the quantity of plaque. We assessed 12 anterior teethin each patient by using score from 0-3Results: four teeth from 192 one represent 0 score and 34, 111, 43 teeth represent score 1, 2, 3 respectively beforeusing super dental floss while 143, 37, 12, 0 represent number of teeth in score 0, 1, 2, 3 respectively after flossing.When the t-test was applied to test significant between plaque quantity before and after using super floss,asignificant differences were noted.Conclusion: Patients' instructions to use super dental floss are considered as an important factor for planning goodoral hygiene.Keywords: super dental floss, oral hygiene, fixed orthodontic appliance. (J Bagh Coll Dentistry 2011;23(3): 109-111).

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