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Cleaning Removable Orthodontic Appliances
Dentistry 3000Objective: Removable appliances are fabricated by different types of material like auto polymerizing acrylic resin, heat polymerizing acrylic resin, and light polymerizing acrylic resins.
Maha Isam Abdalaziz
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Microbial contamination of laboratory constructed removable orthodontic appliances [PDF]
Clinical Oral Investigations, 2014 This study aims to determine whether laboratory constructed removable orthodontic appliances are free from microbial contamination prior to clinical use and to evaluate the dental hospital cross-infection procedures to ensure that patient-derived contamination does not enter the construction process, thereby propagating a cycle of cross-contamination ...
Barker, C S +4 more
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The Effect of Thymus Vulgaris Essential Oil and Chlorhexidine on Candida Albicans Accumulated on Removable Orthodontic Appliance: A Clinical Trial [PDF]
Journal of Dentistry, 2022 Statement of the Problem: Orthodontic removable appliances can facilitate the accumulation of certain microorganisms and microbial plaque on tooth surfaces and appliance components.
Navid Naseri +6 more
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Development of patient information leaflets for fixed, removable, and functional appliances for Arabic-speaking orthodontic patients [PDF]
, 2021 Objective: To develop Orthodontic Patient Information Leaflets (PILs) in Arabic. Material & method: This study included five phases starting with Arabic translation of existing British Orthodontic Society leaflets; initial face validation with three ...
Bearn, David R. +4 more
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Journal of Gandhara Medical and Dental Sciences, 2022 OBJECTIVES: To determine the frequency of emergencies in patients with fixed and removable orthodontic appliances at tertiary care dental hospital. METHODOLOGY: A questionnaire was designed for this descriptive cross-sectional study to be filled ...
Syed Salman shah +3 more
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The Effect of Removable Orthodontic Appliances on Oral Microbiota: A Systematic Review
Applied Sciences, 2021 Background (1): Removable orthodontic appliances may favor plaque accumulation and oral microbe colonization. This might be associated with intraoral adverse effects on enamel or periodontal tissues.
Alessandra Lucchese +12 more
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Sensors, 2022 Orthodontic treatment with removable appliances is still common in children and adolescents. However, their effectiveness depends primarily on the patients’ compliance.
Marek Nahajowski +2 more
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Children, 2021 (1) Background: The use of removable orthodontic appliances, which is common in early ages, requires careful hygiene, as several different microorganisms are found on their surface during the orthodontic treatment.
Carole Charavet +3 more
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Cytomorphometric Evaluation of Oral Mucosa among Children undergoing Acrylic Removable Orthodontic Appliances: An in vivo Study [PDF]
Journal of Dental Materials and Techniques, 2022 Introduction: The use of acrylic appliances in the oral cavity warrants biocompatibility evaluation. This study aimed to carry out an in vivo investigation of the cytomorphometric changes of oral mucosa among children undergoing acrylic removable ...
Maryam Omidkhoda +4 more
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The Effect of Upper Removable Orthodontic Appliances on Oral Candidal Mucosal Carriage
Journal of Baghdad College of Dentistry, 2016 Background: Treatment of malocclusions using removable orthodontic appliances may prepare new stagnant areas susceptible for colonization and retention of Candida species, therefore; the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of upper removable ...
Alan Issa Saleem
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