Table 2 Answers of GDPs who generally give MBA patients different oral hygiene recommendations than patients without an MBA during IP
From: Prophylaxis during multibracket appliance treatment – a survey among general dentists in Germany
yes | no | missing | |
|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
Do you recommend patients undergoing MBA treatment … | |||
to spend more time on oral hygiene than patients without MBA? | 887 (96.2) | 22 (2.4) | 13 (1.4) |
to brush their teeth more often than patients without MBA? | 599 (65.0) | 279 (30.3) | 44 (4.7) |
to use a different toothbrush than patients without MBA? | 639 (69.3) | 253 (27.4) | 30 (3.3) |
who use a manual toothbrush on daily basis a different brushing technique for brushing the buccal/labial surfaces than patients without MBA? | 564 (61.2) | 292 (31.7) | 66 (7.1) |
other cleaning aids besides the toothbrush for mechanical plaque removal than patients without MBA? | 835 (90.6) | 54 (5.9) | 33 (3.5) |
other antiplaque chemicals than patients without MBA? | 418 (45.3) | 458 (49.7) | 46 (5.0) |