Short-term influence of lingual orthodontic therapy on microbial parameters and periodontal status. A preliminary study.

Objective: To perform a preliminary study of the short-term effect of fixed, customized lingual orthodontic appliances on periodontal and microbial parameters.

Materials And Methods: The sample comprised 20 subjects (6 males and 14 females) with a mean age of 22.3 years +/- 8.

Influence of lingual orthodontic therapy on microbial parameters and periodontal status in adults.

Insertion of fixed orthodontic appliances can induce an increase in oral biofilm and thereby cause inflammation of the periodontal tissues. The purpose of this study was to perform a longitudinal analysis of clinical and microbial parameters after insertion of lingual brackets. Bleeding on probing (BOP), plaque index (PI), and pocket probing depth (PPD) were measured in 10 adults (8 females and 2 males, aged 29.