A Comparative Assessment of the Effect of Professional Oral Hygiene Measures on the Periodontal Health of Patients Undergoing Fixed Orthodontic Appliance Therapy

BACKGROUND: Fixed orthodontic treatment provides good alignment and improves the maxilla-mandibular and dentoalveolar function. The present study was conducted to evaluate fixed orthodontic patients' periodontal condition with professional oral hygiene measures. MATERIALS AND METHODS: One-hundred and twenty patients undergoing fixed orthodontics were included in the study, divided with 60 patients in the control group (Group I) and the other 60 in the experimental group (Group II). Periodontal indices were compared. RESULTS: In Group I, there were 40 females and 20 males, and in Group II, there were 35 females and 25 males. The mean gingival index was 0.62 and 1.14, plaque index was 0.94 and 1.38, and pocket depth was 1.50 and 1.68 at T0 and T1 in Group I, respectively. The mean gingival index was 0.80 and 1.14, plaque index was 1.2 and 0.81, and pocket depth was 1.31 and 1.57 at T0 and T1 in Group II, respectively. CONCLUSION: For patients undertaking orthodontic fixed appliance therapy, professional oral hygiene measures can significantly improve periodontal health.