Morphological Characteristics and Prevention of Tooth Enamel Demineralization during Orthodontic Treatment with Non-Removable Appliances

Gagik Khachatryan, Marina Markaryan (), Izabella Vardanyan, Mikayel Manrikyan and Gayane Manrikyan
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Gagik Khachatryan: Department of Dental and Pharmacological Professional Education, Yerevan State Medical University (YSMU), Koryun Str. 2, Yerevan 0002, Armenia
Marina Markaryan: Department of Therapeutic Dentistry, Yerevan State Medical University (YSMU), Koryun Str. 2, Yerevan 0002, Armenia
Izabella Vardanyan: Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, Yerevan State Medical University (YSMU), Koryun Str. 2, Yerevan 0002, Armenia
Mikayel Manrikyan: Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, Yerevan State Medical University (YSMU), Koryun Str. 2, Yerevan 0002, Armenia
Gayane Manrikyan: Department of Therapeutic Dentistry, Yerevan State Medical University (YSMU), Koryun Str. 2, Yerevan 0002, Armenia

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 20, issue 1, 1-10

Abstract: Despite the large number of studies on the effect of braces on teeth, there is no information on the dynamics of the state of the ultrastructure of the hard tissues of teeth during orthodontic treatment. The purpose of this study is to examine the state of the hard tissues of the teeth and carry out preventive measures to reduce the risk of complications in the process of orthodontic treatment using a non-removable device. Methods: For the in vitro study, 68 teeth were randomly divided into group A—no prophylactic treatment, and group B—treated with the fluorine varnish Tiefenfluorid. After 35 days, all the teeth were prepared for microscopic examination. The clinical study included 59 patients aged 12–17 years with orthodontic brackets. The split-mouth technique was used. The areas around the bracket of one-half of the oral cavity were treated with Tiefenfluorid every 6 months during the entire treatment period. The teeth of the second half of the oral cavity served as the control group. The data were processed in the SPSS19 package. Results: In vitro and clinical study results showed a statistically significant difference between the prophylactic and control groups of teeth in favor of the prophylactic group, where the statistical significance was p ≤ 0.01.

Keywords: enamel demineralization; non-removable appliance; prevention; white spot lesion (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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