A Comparative Study of Gingival Health of Orthodontic Patients with Bands and Buccal Tubes on First Molars

  • Maham Niazi Professor and Head, Department of Oral Biology, Islamabad Medical and Dental College, Bharakahu, Islamabad, Pakistan
  • Sania Saqib Assistant Professor, Department of Oral Biology, Islamabad Medical and Dental College, Bharakahu, Islamabad, Pakistan
  • Kanza Nawadat Assistant Professor, Department of Oral Biology, Akhtar Saeed Medical and Dental College, Bahira Town, Lahore, Pakistan
  • Sheze Haroon Qazi Associate Professor and Head, Department of Community Dentistry, Islamabad Medical and Dental College, Bharakahu, Islamabad, Pakistan
  • Nauman Bari Khan Associate Professor and Head, Department of Oral Biology, Margalla Institute of Health Sciences, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
  • Haroon Shahid Qazi Professor and Head, Department of Orthodontics, Islamabad Medical and Dental College, Bharakahu, Islamabad, Pakistan
DOI: https://doi.org/10.33897/fujd.v4i2.409
Keywords: Gingival Health, Oral Hygiene, Orthodontic Bands, Orthodontic Buccal Tubes

Abstract

Objectives: To calculate the gingival index of molars with bands before, and at a duration of 3 and 6 months of orthodontic treatment and to compare the scores with the other group which has buccal tubes on the molars.

Materials and Methods: 30 patients each in two groups (A and B) by using the random sampling technique. Group Ahad bands cemented on the first molars while Group B had buccal tubes. The variable of gingival Index was then quantified and noted for comparison and analysis.

Results: In the banded group when the gingival index was recorded before the start of the orthodontic treatment (T0), the values were low as compared to the index at 3 and 6 months (designated as T1 and T2, respectively). The recorded variable however, gave a decreased value in the bonded group. Banded teeth provided a greater surface for bacterial and foreign body accumulation and lesser surface for maintenance of oral hygiene thus resulting in inflammation around the tooth.

Conclusion: When a good oral hygiene is maintained by the patient throughout the fixed orthodontic treatment a better Gingival index with time is seen when buccal tubes are used rather than bands.

Published
2024-07-15
Issue
Vol 4 No 2 (2024): Foundation University Journal of Dentistry, 2024, Vol. 4, No. 2
Section
Original Articles
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