Yıldızer Keriş Elif, Atabek Didem, Güngör Kahraman
Department of Radiology, Çanakkale Dentistry Hospital, 1700, Kepez, Çanakkale, Turkey.
Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Gazi University, Emek, Ankara, 06510, Turkey.
BMC Oral Health. 2016 Sep 22;16(1):99. doi: 10.1186/s12903-016-0297-6.
The current study evaluated the effects of fixed and removable space-maintainers on halitosis and oral health of children.
Forty-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.
No 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).
The fixed and removable space maintainers did not affect oral health status and halitosis significantly.
本研究评估了固定式和可摘式间隙保持器对儿童口臭和口腔健康的影响。
从加齐大学牙科学院儿童牙科随机选取43例4至10岁需要使用固定式或可摘式间隙保持器的患者。纳入标准为：无龋（有/无修复体）、无牙周疾病、无系统性疾病、不口呼吸且在研究前2个月未使用抗生素。患者分为两组：接受固定式间隙保持器治疗的组（第1组，n = 27），接受可摘式间隙保持器治疗的组（第2组，n = 16）。在三个时间段（T1：佩戴后即刻，T2：佩戴后1周，T3：佩戴后5周）获取菌斑指数（PI）、牙龈指数（GI）、牙周筛查指数（PSI）、舌苔指数（TCI）记录和口臭测量值。将T1的测量值作为对照。
在两个矫治器组中，T1 - T2、T2 - T3以及T1 - T3之间的PI、GI、PSI、TCI和口臭测量值，以及两组之间均未发现统计学上的显著差异（p > 0.05）。
固定式和可摘式间隙保持器对口腔健康状况和口臭没有显著影响。
