Evaluating Methods of Dental Health Instructions on the Oral Health Indices of 12-18-year-old Patients With Fixed Orthodontics

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Patients with fixed orthodontics aged 12 to 18 years
2. Patient cooperation to participate in the study and follow-up
3. Patients with no history of systemic and mental illnesses and no use of neuropsychiatric medications
4. Patients who are not participating in another study related to oral health
5. Patients who do not have caries or periodontal problems at the beginning of orthodontic treatment (GI, PI, and BOP indices are less than 10%)
6. Patients whose brackets have been placed by an orthodontist (specialized department and special clinic) and under the bonding principles mentioned in the text books.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Patients who are not cooperative.
2. Patients with systemic diseases and cleft palate and syndromes affecting the study results and health indicators.
3. Patients with caries or periodontal problems with significant Clinical Attachment Loss (GI, PI and BOP indices are more than 10%)
4. Patients using medications that affect plaque adhesion, such as mouthwashes
5. Patients with a history of long-term antibiotic use
6. Smokers
7. Patients with dental anomalies
8. Patients with mental and physical problems that prevent oral hygiene
9. Patients with dental impaction
10. Patients with a treatment plan that includes extraoral appliances