EVAULATION OF EFFECTS OF DIFFERENT TOOTHBRUSH TYPES ON PERIODONTAL STATUS IN ORTHODONTIC PATIENTS

Abstract

Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the plaque removal efficacy of soft bristles toothbrushes (SBTB) compared withmedium bristles toothbrushes (MBTB) using clinical periodontal parameters in orthodontic patients with self-ligating brackets.Methods: A total of 32 orthodontic patients scheduled for fixed orthodontic treatment were selected for this prospective study.Patients were divided into randomly two groups brushing with tooth brusher type as follow SBTB and MBTB. The bondedbracket plaque index (PI), and pocket depth values (PDV) were evaluated 1 week after bracket placement (T1), 2 weeks afterbracket placement (T2); and 3 weeks after bracket placement (T3). The Friedman and Mann Whitney U tests were used toanalyze the data based on the Bonferroni test.Results: There was no statistically significant difference between the groups regarding PI and PDV values (p > 0.05). In theMBTB group, PDV values revealed statistically significant changes between T2 and T3 (p < 0.05). Moreover, pain scores showedno significant difference between the toothbrush groups (p = 0.540).Conclusion: There were no differences in the periodontal parameters between the soft bristles toothbrushes and oft mediumbristles toothbrushes in orthodontic patients with self-ligating brackets.