Effects of fixed and removable space maintainers on halitosis

BMC Oral Health

Research Article

Kahraman Güngör¹  Didem Atabek²  Elif Yıldızer Keriş³ 

[1] Department of Oral Diagnosis and Radiology, Gazi University, Emek, 06510, Ankara, Turkey;Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Gazi University, Emek, 06510, Ankara, Turkey;Department of Radiology, Çanakkale Dentistry Hospital, 1700, Kepez, Çanakkale, Turkey;

关键词: Space maintainers;    Halitosis;    Oral hygiene;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12903-016-0297-6

 received in 2016-06-12, accepted in 2016-09-15,  发布年份 2016

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundThe current study evaluated the effects of fixed and removable space-maintainers on halitosis and oral health of children.MethodsForty-three patients randomly selected between the ages 4–10 whom fixed or removable space maintainers were indicated in Gazi University, Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Pedodontics. The inclusing criteria were: caries-free (with/without restorations), with absence of periodontal diseases, without systematic disease, no mouth breathing and no use of antibiotics the 2-months period before the study. The patients were subdivided into two groups: the group treated with fixed space maintainers (group 1, n = 27), the group treated with removable space maintainers (group 2, n = 16). The the plaque index (PI), gingival index (GI), periodontal screening index (PSI), tongue coating index (TCI) records and the halitosis measurements were obtained at three time periods (T1: immediately after application, T2: 1 week after application, T3: 5 weeks after application). The measurement values of T1 served as control.ResultsNo statistically significant difference was found in the PI, GI, PSI, TCI and halitosis measurements between T1–T2, T2–T3 and T1–T3 in both appliance groups and between the groups (p > 0.05).ConclusionsThe fixed and removable space maintainers did not affect oral health status and halitosis significantly.

【 授权许可】

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© The Author(s). 2016