Halitosis, Oral Health and Quality of Life during Treatment with Invisalign® and the Effect of a Low-dose Chlorhexidine Solution

Schaefer, Isabelle; Braumann, Bert

doi:10.1007/s00056-010-1040-6

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“…The increased cooperation in terms of brushing we observed therefore generated an improvement in overall periodontal health. Excellent oral health in Invisalign® patients was also reported by Schaefer and Braumann [21], and they maintain that this was mainly due to improvement in the patient's awareness of oral hygiene, eliminating the need for regular oral hygiene instructions. This aspect can play a particularly important role in teenage patients, who are often difficult to motivate to practice sufficient oral hygiene at home.…”

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confidence: 88%

“…All the clinical measurements were taken by sitzende Apparaturen typischen Biofilms zu einem besseren Parodontalstatus als bei diesen führt. Invisalign®-Behandlungen scheinen im Hinblick auf die Weiterführung der häuslichen Mundhygiene in mehrerlei Hinsicht vorteilhaft zu sein [13], und verschiedene klinische Studien zu mit herausnehmbaren Alignern erbrachten keine Hinweise auf Gingivitis sowie bessere Gingival-und Plaqueindizes [14,15,21].…”

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“…Invisalign® treatment seems to offer several advantages in terms of maintaining oral hygiene [13]. No signs of gingivitis and improved gingival and plaque indices have been reported in different studies with patients undergoing orthodontic therapy with removable aligners [14,15,21].…”

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“…Alternatively, Schaefer et al showed that removable orthodontic appliances, particularly invisible aligners, allow a more adequate oral hygiene 16 . About the correlation between halitosis and orthodontic aligners treatment it is shown that this kind of treatment did not lead to an increase of plaque and bacterial count, thus neither halitosis, nor oral dryness, nor high plaque or gingival index measurements were observed.…”

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“…The absence of ligatures should provide fewer retentive sites than other bracket ligation types 13 but, on the other hand, this theoretical advantage may be eliminated in reality because SLB consist in opening and closing mechanisms that may provide additional plaque retention sites 14,15 . Instead, with aligner devices, oral hygiene habits were very good 16 . The use of removable orthodontic appliances, particularly invisible aligners, allows adequate oral hygiene and can reduce the risk of dental and periodontal complications such as white spot lesions, caries and periodontitis 17 .…”

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Halitosis With Fixed Orthodontic Appliance vs Removable Orthodontic Aligners: A Pilot Study

Levrini¹,

Posimo²,

Tieghi³

et al. 2016

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Introduction: Halitosis is a widespread condition and is a big handicap for the patients. Most adults suffer from bad breath, an estimated 10-30 percent of the USA population, and this may lead to personal discomfort and social disagreement. Furthermore, some authors estimate that approximately 50% of the middle-aged and older individuals emit socially unacceptable breath, especially in the morning, which can be attributed to physiological causes. Methodology: For the purposes of this study 10 patients with aligners (aligners grup -AG) and 10 patients with fixed orthodontic appliance (fixed group -FG) were selected. This experiment aims to detect the presence of halitosis with a gaschromatograph (OralChroma™). The machine analyzes the air sample and provides results in 8 minutes by creating a graphic that shows the amount of 3 volatile sulfur compounds. Results: The values measured by the gascromatograph show a significant difference between the two groups. We also considered the average values of both groups. The averages confirm the difference between AG and FG group (FG average > AG average) in all three values. Conclusion: This study is only a pilot study and should be expanded in order to produce more consistent results, but we can already assert that the possibility to remove the oral device certainly provides a better outcome for oral hygiene procedures and, consequently, improves the halitosis condition. In conclusion we can consider oral hygiene and halitosis as important factors in order to decide what kind of orthodontic device is better suited for the single patient.

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Comparison of bacterial adhesion to dental materials of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) using atomic force microscopy and scanning electron microscopy

Fang

Wang

et al. 2016

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The aim of this study was to compare the bacterial adhesion to denture materials of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) using atomic force microscopy and scanning electron microscopy. The adhesion forces of living Streptococcus sanguinis and Streptococcus mutans to PET and PMMA were directly measured using atomic force microscopy (AFM) in liquid. Streptococcal biofilms formed on the two material surfaces were investigated and compared using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and colony-forming units (CFU) counting. Surface roughness and hydrophobicity of PET and PMMA were also measured. The results showed that PET surfaces were significantly smoother and more hydrophilic than PMMA surfaces both with and without a salivary film (p < 0.01). The adhesion forces of S. sanguinis and S. mutans to PET surfaces were significantly stronger than to PMMA surfaces in the absence of a salivary film (p < 0.01). In the presence of a salivary film, the adhesion forces of both bacterial strains to PET and PMMA were significantly decreased (p < 0.01). The adhesion forces of S. mutans to PET surfaces (0.14 nN) were still significantly stronger than to PMMA surfaces (0.09 nN) (p < 0.01). The biofilm formed on PET surfaces was also significantly denser and more than on PMMA surfaces (p < 0.05). In conclusion, the bacterial adhesion to PMMA was significantly less in comparison with PET. PMMA may be preferable for patients who have poor oral hygiene, caries susceptibility, periodontosis, and halitosis. SCANNING 38:665-670, 2016. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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Halitosis, Oral Health and Quality of Life during Treatment with Invisalign® and the Effect of a Low-dose Chlorhexidine Solution

Cited by 33 publications

References 32 publications

Periodontal health in teenagers treated with removable aligners and fixed orthodontic appliances

Periodontal health in teenagers treated with removable aligners and fixed orthodontic appliances

Halitosis With Fixed Orthodontic Appliance vs Removable Orthodontic Aligners: A Pilot Study

Comparison of bacterial adhesion to dental materials of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) using atomic force microscopy and scanning electron microscopy

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