Patient’s Perception of cleaning removable orthodontic appliance

I. Khawwam, Safa; H. Al-Groosh, Dheaa

doi:10.25130/tjds.12.2.16

	Patient’s Perception of cleaning removable orthodontic appliance
Tikrit Journal for Dental Sciences
Volume 12, Issue 2, December 2024, Pages 410-417 PDF (359.33 K)
DOI: 10.25130/tjds.12.2.16
Authors
Safa I. Khawwam; Dheaa H. Al-Groosh^*
(1,2) Department of Orthodontics, College of Dentistry, University of Baghdad, Iraq
Abstract
Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate patient’s perception of cleaning acrylic-based removable orthodontic appliances. Method: A questionnaire was applied to patients who use the acrylic-based removable appliance with age range 7-18 that included demographic information and behavioural characteristics. Data were collected and analysed using Pearson’s Chi-square test and Fisher’s exact test. Result: Most patients used acrylic-based removable appliance aged 9-13 years (31.9%) and 42% of patients wore their appliance 8-16 hours/day. Active acrylic-based removable appliance was the most appliance wore by patients. A significance difference was found (p<0.05) in hygienic frequency with the cleaning regimes used. Cleaning with toothbrush and toothpaste was the most method used. Nevertheless, no significant difference was found between hygienic frequency and age, type of school, type of appliance and wearing time. Conclusion: The prevalence of patients used toothbrushes and toothpaste to clean removable orthodontic appliances (ROA) twice a day. The hygienic frequency significantly was associated with the cleaning regime used.
Keywords
Cleaning removable appliance Hygiene Disinf

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