Effect of chlorhexidine varnish application on Streptococcus mutans colonisation in adolescents with fixed orthodontic appliances

Attin Rengin; Yetkiner Enver; Aykut-Yetkiner Arzu; Knösel Michael; Attin Thomas

doi:10.2478/aoj-2013-0008

Australasian Orthodontic Journal (May 2013)

Effect of chlorhexidine varnish application on Streptococcus mutans colonisation in adolescents with fixed orthodontic appliances

Attin Rengin,
Yetkiner Enver,
Aykut-Yetkiner Arzu,
Knösel Michael,
Attin Thomas

Affiliations

Attin Rengin: 1Clinic of Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry, University of Zurich, Switzerland
Yetkiner Enver: 2Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, University of Ege, Izmir, Turkey
Aykut-Yetkiner Arzu: 3Department of Pedodontics, School of Dentistry, University of Ege, Izmir, Turkey
Knösel Michael: 4Private Practice, Göttingen, Germany
Attin Thomas: 5Clinic for Preventive Dentistry, Periodontology and Cariology, University of Zurich, Switzerland

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aoj-2013-0008
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 29, no. 1
pp. 52 – 57

Abstract

Read online

Objective: The aim of this prospective study was to evaluate the re-colonisation pattern of Streptococcus mutans (MS) in high-level MS-colonised patients with fixed orthodontic appliances following 40% chlorhexidine varnish application prior to bracket placement.

Published in Australasian Orthodontic Journal

ISSN: 2207-7480 (Online)
Publisher: Sciendo
Country of publisher: Poland
LCC subjects: Medicine: Dentistry
Website: https://sciendo.com/it/journal/AOJ

About the journal