title: Effect of three different motivational techniques on oral hygiene and gingival health of patients undergoing multibracketed orthodontics.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To compare the effectiveness of three different motivational techniques for maintaining good oral hygiene during fixed appliance orthodontic treatment.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 62 adolescents in the age range of 12-18 years, requiring fixed orthodontic treatment were evaluated for the efficacy of three different motivational techniques, ie, conventional plaque control measures (group I), chair side motivational tests with conventional plaque control measures (group II), and phase contrast microscopy with conventional plaque control measures (group III), in improving oral hygiene and gingival health over a period of 6 months.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A gradual decline in mean plaque scores in group III was found, ie, from 1.13 ± 0.42 at baseline to 0.64 ± 0.39 at 6 months (P < .05). An intragroup analysis of mean gingivitis scores in group III showed statistically significant decline in the mean gingival scores from 1.49 ± 0.45 to 1.08 ± 0.61 over a period of 6 months(P < .05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Phase contrast microscopy along with the conventional method of plaque disclosure and demonstration of the horizontal scrubbing method of brushing have a long-lasting effect on the patient. This reduces the need of frequent reinforcement sessions of plaque control programs when compared to chair side motivational tests and conventional plaque control measures.
authors: Unit of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Oral Health Sciences Centre, Chandigarh, India.
authors: Shivesh
authors: S
authors: Acharya
authors: Ashima
authors: A
authors: Goyal
authors: Ashok Kumar
authors: AK
authors: Utreja
authors: Utkal
authors: U
authors: Mohanty
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