Oral microbiota carriage in patients with multibracket appliance in relation to the quality of oral hygiene.
Katharina KlausJohanna EichenauerRhea SprengerSabine RufPublished in: Head & face medicine (2016)
The investigated sample of patients showed a high carriage of oral Candida spp. Patients with WSL formation during MB appliance treatment exhibited higher counts of Candida and Lactobacilli compared with patients with good oral hygiene. Independent of oral hygiene quality, S. mutans was detected in all patients.