Microbial species associated with dental caries found in saliva and in situ after use of self-ligating and conventional brackets.
Ana Zilda Nazar BergamoMirian Aiko Nakane MatsumotoCássio do NascimentoMarcela Cristina Damião AndrucioliFabio Lourenço RomanoRaquel Assed Bezerra da Silva SegatoLea Assed Bezerra da SilvaPaulo Nelson FilhoPublished in: Journal of applied oral science : revista FOB (2019)
The orthodontic appliances break the salivary homeostasis of microorganisms involved in dental caries. The contamination pattern was different between self-ligating and conventional brackets. The In-Ovation®R presented worse performance considering the levels of cariogenic bacterial species.