Hygiene assessment of essix retainers via a patient questionnaire

Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the hygiene habits and cleaning methods of patients who are wearing Essix plates for retention, by a face to face applied questionnaire. Material and Methods: 120 patients (72 females, 48 males) using Essix Plates in post-treatment retention period were enrolled for this study. Subjects were aged 18-40 years. All of the subjects were conducted a questionnaire by the same experienced clinician. The questionnaire investigated the genders of subjects, ages of subjects, and methods and frequency of cleaning plates. Results: Half of the subjects clean their plates whenever they remove it. There is a difference between median ages according to the frequency of clearing the plates (p

Essix retansiyon apareylerinin hasta anketleri ile hijyen değerlendirmesi

Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı ortodontik tedavi sonrası retansiyon döneminde Essix plak taşıyan hastaların hijyen alışkanlıklarının anketler aracılığı ile değerlendirilmesidir. Gereç ve Yöntem: Çalışmaya ortodontik tedavisi bitmiş ve retansiyon amacı ile Essix plak kullanan, 18-40 yaş aralığındaki 120 hasta (72 kadın, 48 erkek) dahil edilmiştir. Hastaların hepsine klinik tecrübesi olan aynı ortodontist tarafından anketler uygulanmıştır. Anket hastaların yaşlarını, cinsiyetlerini, hastaların plakları temizleme metodlarını ve sıklıklarını incelemiştir. Bulgular: Hastaların yarısı, plaklarını her çıkardıkarında temizlediklerini belirtmiştir. Plakları temizleme sıklığına göre hastaların ortalama yaşı arasında farklılık bulunmaktadır (p

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