Poor Hygiene and Orthodontic Treatment Times

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30/07/2010 at 6:51 am #9475

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Studies have shown that when your dentist marks “poor oral hygiene” in your chart 3 or more times during orthodontic treatment, that it correlates to an increased treatment time of 1.2-2.2 months.

Source: Brown D et al, Systematic Evaluation of Patient Oral Hygiene for Orthodontic Patients, Oral Health Journal, Sept 2009, Vol 99, No 9, pg 52-58.
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