NCT01948349View on ClinicalTrials.gov

Impact of Bracket Design and Oral Hygiene Maintenance on Halitosis in the Orthodontic Patient

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

40

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

October 31, 2012

Primary Completion Date

August 31, 2016

Study Completion Date

September 30, 2016

Conditions
HalitosisOral Hygiene
Interventions
OTHER

Tongue scraping

Two of four groups will use tongue scraping in conjunction with a normal oral hygiene protocol.

OTHER

Bracket design

Two groups will be allocated to have self-ligating (Carriere) brackets. The other two groups will receive standard twin brackets.

Trial Locations (1)

06030

University of Connecticut Health Center, Division of Orthodontics, Farmington

All Listed Sponsors
lead

UConn Health

OTHER

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