Abstract: Patients with orthodontic appliances are at risk of acquiring periodontal disease and caries . Our aim is to improve oral hygiene during orthodontic treatment with instructions given before and during brackets appliance with special techniques used to clean their teeth. Five hundred questionnaires has been distributed to patients undergoing fixed orthodontic treatment in order to investigate oral hygiene habits and diet analysis before and during the treatment. Result: The data was analyzed by comparing the responses of study subjects towards the influence of orthodontic treatment on their brushing pattern, dietary habits, teeth & gingival problems, and oral hygiene care. There is a significant difference in the number of subjects who have responded that they have given proper oral hygiene instruction on the day of bonding , when compared at before (62.7%) and during (87.4%) treatment( p<0.0001). Conclusion: Patients who have been given orthodontic instructions for oral hygiene routine showed improvement in their cleaning habits. We recommend giving patients proper oral hygiene instructions and reinforcing it on each visit by the orthodontist or hygienist.
Keywords: Patients, dietary habits, orthodontic treatment, periodontal disease.
Title: Influence of Orthodontic Treatment on Oral Hygiene Routine
Author: Aljohara Alfaqeeh, Nojoud Aldhawi, Hend Alqahtani, Rana Almusallam, Zahra Alshahrani, Dr. Eman Fatani
International Journal of Healthcare Sciences
ISSN 2348-5728 (Online)
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