Akkaya S
G.U. dişhekimliği Fakültesi, Ankara.
Turk Ortodonti Derg. 1990 Apr;3(1):1-5.
The appliance hygiene performance and its relationship with stomatitis lesions were investigated on 124 patients who were using maxillary removable orthodontic appliance. The patients were divided into five groups according to the appliance wearing periods. Appliance hygiene index (AHI) showed no significant difference between the groups except the fifth group and the prevalence of stomatitis was found as 8.9 percent. There was not any significant correlation between the quantity of plaque and the degree of stomatitis.
对124名使用上颌可摘矫治器的患者的矫治器卫生状况及其与口腔炎病变的关系进行了调查。根据佩戴矫治器的时间，将患者分为五组。除第五组外，各组间的矫治器卫生指数（AHI）无显著差异，口腔炎患病率为8.9%。菌斑数量与口腔炎程度之间无显著相关性。
