The effect of alcohol-containing mouthwash and alcohol-free mouthwash towards the power chains force decay

Abstract

Introduction: Power chains is the common device used in fixed orthodontic treatment. Force decay in power chains is a problem that can affect the teeth movement due to a continuous force cannot be maintained. Force decay in power chain can be affected by the use of alcohol-containing mouthwash or alcohol-free mouthwash. The objective of this study was to determine the effect of alcoholic-containing mouthwash, alcohol-free mouthwash, and artificial saliva towards the power chains force decay. Methods: This research was an experimental analytic laboratory in-vitro with the comparative approach. The sample in this study were 40 power chain, short A (SA); 40 power chain, short B (SB); 40 power chain, long A (LA); and 40 power chain, long B (LB), which divided into 5 groups that were consecutively exposed to the artificial saliva as control group; Minosep® with 0.1% of chlorhexidine gluconate; Listerine® with 0% of alcohol; Hexadol® with 9% of alcohol; and Listerine® with 26.9% of alcohol. The measurement of force decay was performed with digital force gauge on day 0, 1, 14, and 28. The statistical analysis was done by using the Wilcoxon and Mann-Whitney tests. Result: There was a significant difference (p<0.05) between the force decay of power chain that exposed to the alcohol-containing mouthwash, alcoholfree mouthwash, and the artificial saliva. Conclusion: The force decay level of power chain that exposed to an alcohol-containing mouthwash was higher compared to the force decay level of power chain that exposed to an alcohol-free mouthwash and an artificial saliva.

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“…The results obtained from this study are in agreement with the results obtained in other studies regarding the effect of chlorhexidine (15)(16)(17)(18), ethyl alcohol (19)(20)(21) or cetylpyridine chloride (22)(23)(24) on the control of bacterial contamination of the brackets in patients undergoing orthodontic treatments with fixed appliances.…”

Incidence of Traumatic Stomatitis with Intensity of Fixed Orthodontic Patient Control in Students of the Faculty of Medicine, Wijaya Kusuma University Surabaya

“…In this study, it was found that the majority of respondents had grade 3 traumatic stomatitis (lesion size 1-2 cm) (40%). These results are in line with a study conducted by Baricevic, where it was found that the most common lesions in patients with fixed orthodontics with metal used were erosions (7%), ulcerations (7%), contusions (7%), and desquamation ( 5%) due to trauma due to orthodontic appliances with a lesion size of 1-2 cm or grade 3 (Santana et al, 2017).…”

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