Open AccessEffect of fixed space maintainers and removable appliances on oral microflora in children: An in vivo study
Author(s) -
Ritesh Kundu,
Arvind Tripathi,
JN Jaiswal,
Ujjala Ghoshal,
Madhuchanda Palit,
Sonali Khanduja
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of the indian society of pedodontics and preventive dentistry/journal of indian society of pedodontics and preventive dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.378
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3905
pISSN - 0970-4388
DOI - 10.4103/0970-4388.175498
Subject(s) - streptococcus mutans , candida albicans , lactobacillus , saliva , statistical significance , medicine , dentistry , microbiological culture , oral microbiology , streptococcus , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , food science , bacteria , genetics , fermentation
Oral habits and caries if left untreated may result in crowding and arch length discrepancy in developing dentition. Therefore, appliances are used to maintain the arch length and for proper relationship between dental arches. However, its insertion may cause an increase in bacterial concentration.