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Plaque Index In Multi-Bracket Fixed Appliances, Zafar Ul Islam, Attiya Shaikh, Mubassar Fida
Plaque Index In Multi-Bracket Fixed Appliances, Zafar Ul Islam, Attiya Shaikh, Mubassar Fida
Section of Dental-Oral Maxillofacial Surgery
Objective: To compare the plaque index in patients receiving multi-bracket fixed orthodontic treatment for various factors like age, gender, socio-economic status, brushing practices, meal habits, types of brackets, types of ligations, use of mouthwash and duration of treatment.
Study Design: Cross-sectional analytical study.
Place and Duration of Study: Orthodontics Clinic, The Aga Khan University Hospital, from September to November 2011.
Methodology: Socio-demographic and clinical modalities were defined and recorded for 131 patients having multi-bracket fixed appliances. The plaque index of subjects were recorded according to the Silness and Loe plaque index method. Independent sample t-test was used to see difference …