The Effects of Using Plaque-Disclosing Tablets on the Removal of Plaque and Gingival Status of Orthodontic Patients

Abstract

Turkish Journal of Orthodontics (Turk J Orthod) is an international, scientific, open access periodical published in accordance with independent, unbiased, and double-blinded peer-review principles. The journal is the official publication of Turkish Orthodontic Society and it is published quarterly on March, June, September and December. Turkish Journal of Orthodontics publishes clinical and experimental studies on on all aspects of orthodontics including craniofacial development and growth, reviews on current topics, case reports, editorial comments and letters to the editor that are prepared in accordance with the ethical guidelines. The journal's publication language is English and the Editorial Board encourages submissions from international authors.

Are oral hygiene instructions with aid of plaque‐disclosing methods effective in improving self‐performed dental plaque control? A systematic review of randomized controlled trials

“…Screening of the titles and abstracts (κ = 0.83) was followed by detailed full-text readings (κ = 0.92) of 29 preselected papers, only seven [31][32][33][34][35][36][37] of which met the eligibility criteria and were included in the review (Figure 1). The excluded studies and reasons for that are summarized in Table 2.…”

“…Two RCTs evaluated exclusively children 31,35 and one only adults. 33 Three studies analysed adolescents and adults 34,36,37 and one did not report the age range of the sample. 32 Three different dental plaque indexes were employed in the different studies, and sites with gingival inflammation were assessed using the gingival index (GI).…”

“…32 Three different dental plaque indexes were employed in the different studies, and sites with gingival inflammation were assessed using the gingival index (GI). 33,34,36,37 Both outcomes were evaluated in partial-mouth protocols in all RCTs. The participants used interproximal cleaning in four studies, 32,33,36,37 dentifrice use was reported in four 31,34,35,37 and data on chemical agents were found in two.…”

“…33,34,36,37 Both outcomes were evaluated in partial-mouth protocols in all RCTs. The participants used interproximal cleaning in four studies, 32,33,36,37 dentifrice use was reported in four 31,34,35,37 and data on chemical agents were found in two. 33,36 No study provided information regarding clinical attachment loss.…”

“…Inappropriate analysis to estimate the effect of assignment (excluding participants who did not receive their assigned intervention) and failure to analyse participants in randomized groups, due to substantial impact of the number of participants excluded from the analysis on the result corroborate to downgrade the methodological quality. 32,33,35 Inappropriate methods for outcome measurement were detected in all but two 34,37 studies which did not present information regarding the number of sites assessed. Some concerns were detected in randomization domain due to no information concerning allocation concealment 31,33,35,36 and baseline differences between groups 32 lead to high risk of selection bias.…”