07 December 2024 : Clinical Research
Impact of Clear Aligners vs Conventional Brackets on Oxidant and Antioxidant Levels: A Case-Control Study
Betul Yuzbasioglu Ertugrul
1ACDEF*, Ilknur Veli2ABCDEF, Abdullah Seckin Ertugrul 3ABCDEFG
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.946419
Med Sci Monit 2024; 30:e946419
Table 1 Clinical periodontal indices: gingival index (GI), plaque index (PI), pocket depth (PD), clinical attachment loss (CAL), and bleeding on probing (BOP) in the 2 study groups (clear aligners and conventional brackets) at baseline (T0) and after 1 month of orthodontic treatment (T2).
| Clear aligners | Conventional brackets | P | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T0 | T2 | T0 | T2 | ||
| GI (0–3) | 0.75±0.45 | 1.28±0.08 | 0.51±0.40 | 1.26±0.1 | (P<0.05) |
| PI (0–3) | 0.89±0.52 | 1.31±0.19 | 0.43±0.35* | 1.37±0.15 | (P<0.05) |
| PD (mm) | 2.09±0.45 | 2.08±0.9 | 1.74±0.35 | 2.19±0.30 | (P<0.05) |
| CAL (mm) | 2.13±0.9 | 2.1±0.4 | 2.02±0.4 | 2.17±0.2 | (P<0.05) |
| BOP (%) | 37.00±21.6* | 14.6±18.3 | 17.5±10.3* | 14.23±12.0 | (P<0.05) |
| * Groups are statistically signicantly different. | |||||