Effect of fixed orthodontic appliances on salivary properties

Giulio Alessandri Bonetti, Serena Incerti Parenti, Giulia Garulli, Maria Rosaria Gatto, Luigi Checchi, Giulio Alessandri Bonetti, Serena Incerti Parenti, Giulia Garulli, Maria Rosaria Gatto, Luigi Checchi

Abstract

Background: So far, a few studies have tried to investigate the relationship between the placement of fixed orthodontic appliances and the change of nonmicrobial salivary properties, mostly with conflicting outcomes and short-term assessment (up to 6 months from bracket placement). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the salivary flow rate, pH and buffer capacity prior to the beginning of therapy and after 1 year from bracket placement using a simple and commercially available chairside saliva check kit.

Methods: The study population consisted of 20 healthy patients (mean age, 16.5±4 years) scheduled for fixed orthodontic treatment. Salivary samples were taken just before bracket bonding (T0; baseline assessment) and after 1 year of treatment (T1; half-treatment assessment) using the GC Saliva-Check Kit (GC Corp., Leuven, Belgium).

Results: No statistically significant difference was detected between T0 and T1 for the salivary parameters examined in the present study.

Conclusions: Under the conditions of this study, the placement of fixed orthodontic appliances did not change the salivary pH, buffer capacity and flow rate after 1 year of treatment if compared with the baseline assessment.

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