Dental water jet efficacy in the plaque control of orthodontic patients wearing fixed appliance: A randomized controlled trial

Sergio Mazzoleni, Alberto De Stefani, Carola Bordin, Paolo Balasso, Giovanni Bruno, Antonio Gracco, Sergio Mazzoleni, Alberto De Stefani, Carola Bordin, Paolo Balasso, Giovanni Bruno, Antonio Gracco

Abstract

Background: Different studies assess the role of fixed orthodontic appliances in supragingival plaque accumulation. In patients wearing fixed orthodontic appliances a good management of oral hygiene is required in order to prevent complication like as decay, enamel demineralization, gingivitis, gingival hyperplasia and periodontitis. The aim of this Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) is to evaluate the efficacy of the use of a DWJ in patients under orthodontic treatment with fixed multibracket appliance.

Material and methods: The study design was single-blinded RCT with a split mouth protocol. Each patient followed a personal cleaning protocol using a DWJ in addition to traditional brushing only on one side while just brushing on the control side. The side on which was decided to use the DWJ was chosen randomly and the dental hygienist who took the measurements was blind. Plaque and gingival indexes were evaluated at baseline and at one, three and six-months follow-up.

Results: It did not emerge any difference in the plaque and gingival indexes trend between the two groups. Patients initially reported an worsening of the indexes at one month evaluation, then they set at baseline levels at three and six months.

Conclusions: The dental water jet does not improve significantly the efficacy of home oral hygiene in orthodontic patients wearing a multi-bracket fixed appliance. Patients did not show the traditional worsening during the whole orthodontic therapy. Key words:Dental water jet, fixed orthodontics, plaque index, gingival index.

Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of interest statement:The authors have declared that no conflict of interest exist.

Copyright: © 2019 Medicina Oral S.L.

Figures

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Boxplot of Plaque Index (Incisiors-canines, premolars, molars) and Gingival Index Index (Incisiors-canines, premolars, molars) per group and time period.

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