The Effect of Regime Oral-Hygiene Intervention on the Incidence of New White Spot Lesions in Teenagers Treated with Fixed Orthodontic Appliances

Urszula Kozak, Anna Sękowska and Renata Chałas
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Urszula Kozak: Chair and Department of Jaw Orthopaedics, Medical University of Lublin, 20-093 Lublin, Poland
Anna Sękowska: Chair and Department of Jaw Orthopaedics, Medical University of Lublin, 20-093 Lublin, Poland
Renata Chałas: Department of Oral Medicine, Medical University of Lublin, 20-093 Lublin, Poland

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 24, 1-9

Abstract: The present study aimed to evaluate the effect of the oral-hygiene regime on the incidence of enamel demineralization in young patients treated with fixed appliances. Research was conducted in a group of 144 patients aged 12–18 years, divided into 2 groups: orthodontically treated and control. The study was divided into three stages: before treatment (I), at 1 month (II), and at 6 months (III) for their follow-up. The International Caries Detection and Assessment System (ICDAS) was used for the visual assessment of white spot lesions (WSL). After 1 month, no new white spot lesions were observed. After 6 months of the treatment, new lesions were observed in 5% of the orthodontically treated patients and in 6% of the patients in the control group. New decalcifications were located on the proximal surfaces of the central incisors, first premolars, and first molars in the orthodontically treated group; and on the lateral incisors, first premolars, and first molars in the control group. We also observed new enamel demineralization on the vestibular surfaces of the canine and first premolar in the study group. The placement of a fixed appliance did not significantly affect teeth with the presence of new white spot lesions compared to the control group during 6 months of observation.

Keywords: demineralization; fixed orthodontic appliances; oral hygiene; white spot lesions (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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