[The effect of regular scaling on periodontal health in fixed orthodontic treatment].
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of scaling and teeth brushing with YAHAO toothpaste (eugenol and borax cream) on periodontal health in fixed orthodontic treatment.


METHODS
48 patients who needed fixed orthodontics were chosen to enroll a single-blind randomized study. The patients were randomly divided into two groups: the control group and the treatment group. Patients in the treatment group were treated with scaling and teeth brushing with YAHAO toothpaste. The changes of GI, PLI and SBI were recorded at the beginning of the treatment and after 3 months. SPSS 10.0 software package was used for Student's t test and Chi-square test.


RESULTS
There was no significant difference in the periodontal indexes between the two groups before treatment. But there was a statistically significant difference in the incidence of gingivitis (P<0.01) between the two groups after treatment.


CONCLUSIONS
The increase in the periodontal index and the rate of gingivitis in the treatment group were statistically significantly lower than that in the control group, which means that using scaling and teeth brushing with YAHAO toothpaste can effectively reduce the rate of gingivitis.
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Jie
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Department of Stomatology, The Second Hospital of Jiaxing, Jiaxing 314000, Zhejiang Province, China. sqy21cn@21cn.com
D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001881:Borates / Q000494:pharmacology; D003773:Dental Plaque; D003774:Dental Plaque Index; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent; D005054:Eugenol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005891:Gingivitis / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D010512:Periodontal Index; D016037:Single-Blind Method; D014099:Toothbrushing / Q000379:methods; D014100:Toothpastes / Q000494:pharmacology*
D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D001881:Borates; D014100:Toothpastes; C018851:borax; D005054:Eugenol