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ABS TRACT Objective: Maintaining adequate oral hygiene is a challenge for orthodontic patients. The aim of the present study was to compare the effect of self-ligating and conventional brackets on plaque accumulation and clinical periodontal parameters. Material and Methods: The study involved 30 patients randomly allocated to two groups: 15 individuals were treated with conventional brackets while 15 subjects were treated with self-ligating brackets in both arches. Clinical periodontal parameters involving probing depth, plaque index and bleeding on probing were recorded at baseline (3rd month of the orthodontic treatment) and at final (5th month of the orthodontic treatment). Additionally, percentage of plaque coverage on maxillary and mandibular incisors was determined objectively using a digital plaque imaging method at baseline and final recording visits. The normality of data was analysed by the Shapiro–Wilk test and statistical analysis was performed using parametric techniques. The fisher exact test was used to analyse the statistical difference in age and gender between the two groups. Comparisons of the clinical periodontal parameters between two study groups and in the same group from baseline to final recordings, were performed using the repeated measures ANOVA test using SPSS. Results: Plaque index and percentage of plaque coverage were decreased in both groups in final when compared to baseline (p<0.05). No statistical difference was detected between two bracket types in all periodontal parameters (p>0.05). Conclusion: No significant change was found with regard to the periodontal response to orthodontic treatment for the variables assessed between subjects receiving passive self-ligating and conventional brackets.

Does Orthodontic Treatment with Self-Ligating or Conventional Brackets Have Different Effects on Periodontal Health?