Journal of Research and Advancement in Dentistry
Official publication of Magadh University and Kolhan University, Government of Bihar and Jharkhand, India
Official publication of Magadh University and Kolhan University, Government of Bihar and Jharkhand, India
Year : 2020
Volume : Volume 11
Issue : Issue 1
Address for correspondence :
Dr. Himali Gupta.
Himaligupta@gmail.com
Background: The sole aim of this study was to evaluate frictional resistance between the orthodontic bracket and archwire as affected by two commercially available types of mouthwash, i.e. ACT Braces Care Anti-cavity Fluoride Mouthwash and Listerine Cool Mint Antiseptic Mouthwash. Materials & Methods: The study was completed on the in-vitro ideology. Forty-five extracted maxillary first premolar was included in the study. For the ease of study, samples were segregated into three groups of fifteen each. All teeth were mounted on self-cure acrylic resin over which stainless steel brackets bonded, and stainless steel wire was ligated. The first study group controlled wherein samples were immersed into artificial saliva. Group two and group three samples were immersed into ACT Braces Care Anti-cavity Fluoride Mouthwash and Listerine Cool Mint Antiseptic Mouthwash, respectively. Overall static frictional resistance was calculated by utilizing a universal testing machine. Results: Statistical analysis was completed by statistical software Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). The recorded data were subjected to appropriate statistical tests to obtain p values, mean, standard deviation, standard error an 95% CI. P ≤ 0.05 was considered as statistically significant. Group III samples showed maximum Mean Frictional Resistance (1.87N) however, group II and group I samples showed considerably lesser values of Mean Frictional Resistance. Level of Significance (p-value) was reported to be significant for the samples of group II (ACT). Standard deviation was noted to be maximum in the samples of group II (ACT). It was 0.632 in group II; however; the standard error was minimum in this group (0.309). Conclusion: Within the limitation of the study authors concluded that ACT Braces Care Anti-Cavity Fluoride Mouthwash has lesser static frictional resistance compared to Listerine Cool Mint Antiseptic Mouthwash. Therefore, in the vulnerable clinical circumstances, ACT Braces Care Anti-Cavity Fluoride Mouthwash should be wisely used for maintaining optimal oral health in orthodontic patients.
Keywords: ACT Braces Care Mouthwash, Listerine Cool Mint Antiseptic Mouthwash, Frictional, Resistance, Orthodontic Bracket.
