title: [Oral hygiene motivation in orthodontic patients].
abstract: The task of the present study has been to verify experimentally if prolonged motivation may produce better oral hygienic conditions in orthodontic patients. Applying oral hygienic index modified, gingival index and saliva lactobacilli's concentration count, the A.A. obtained encouraging data evaluating the motivated subjects situation versus control group.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sfondrini
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gandini
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gigante
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bernuzzi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vertice
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D006801:Humans; D007778:Lactobacillus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009042:Motivation; D009910:Oral Hygiene; D009911:Oral Hygiene Index; D009971:Orthodontics, Corrective / Q000523:psychology*
vernacular_title: Andamento dell'igiene orale nel paziente ortodontico.