Oral Comfort, Function and Hygienein Patients with Lingual Brackets
2003
Oral comfort, speech, mastication and swallowing, as well
as oral hygiene were to be evaluated in a prospective
longitudinal study before and after insertion of lingual
brackets. 22 patients (five male, 17 female, mean age 34.7 years, SD
10.4) were enrolled in the study and filled in a standardized
questionnaire directly before placement of lingual brackets
(T0), within 24 hours thereafter (T1), and 3 months (± 1 week)
later (T2). At both T1 and T2, treatment was confined to the
upper arch. In comparison with T0, significantly poorer results were
recorded at T2 for the parameters “restriction of the tongue
space”, “lesions to the tongue”, “tongue position”, “subjective
and semiobjective rating of articulation”, “chewing”, “biting”
and “oral hygiene”, although significant improvements, i. e.
adaptations, had been recorded from T1 to T2 with the exception
of the parameters “tongue space”, “tongue position”, “chewing”,
”biting” and “oral hygiene”. At none of the registration
timepoints was fluid intake impaired by the lingual
brackets. The results of the present study suggest that detailed
briefing on the extent and duration of potential impairments in
oral comfort, functions and hygiene is advisable prior to the
insertion of lingual brackets.
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