1Assistant Professor, Department of Orthodontics, D Y Patil Dental School, Lohegaon, Pune, Maharashtra, India
2Assistant Professor, Department of Endodontics, D Y Patil Dental School, Lohegaon, Pune, Maharashtra, India
3Associate Professor, Department of Orthodontics, D Y Patil Dental School, Lohegaon, Pune, Maharashtra, India
*Corresponding author: Dr. Shailesh B Dongre, Assistant Professor, Department of Orthodontics, D Y Patil Dental School, Lohegaon, Pune, Maharashtra, India
Online published on 13 November, 2020.
The present study compared effect of different mouthwashes on orthodontic brackets.
The present study was conducted on 30 pieces stainless steel brackets were randomly assigned into 3 groups. The samples were immersed in group I (Chlorhexidine 0.12%), group II (Hydrogen peroxide 0.12%) and group III (Persica) mouth washes for 30 min, 1.5 h and 1.5 h, respectively. Surface topography changes and the number of corrosion holes were characterized via a scanning electron microscope (SEM).
The mean corrosion percentage in group I was 5.37%, in group II was 3.32% and in group III was 3.04%. The difference was significant (P< 0.05). The mean number of holes in group I was 5.12, in group II was 4.38 and in group III was 4.01. The difference was significant (P< 0.05).
Authors found that corrosion resistance and number of holes were maximum with chlorhexidine mouth wash as compared to hydrogen peroxide and persica mouth wash.
Chlorhexidine, Hydrogen peroxide, Orthodontics brackets
