From: The effect of fixed appliances on oral malodor from beginning of treatment till 1 year
Plaque index | Initial | 1st month | 3rd month | 5th month | 7th month | 9th month | 11th month | 13th month | Control group |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | 0.626a | 0.644a | 0.715a | 0.782a | 0.786a | 0.624a | 0.724a | 0.795a | 0.280 |
Standard deviation | 0.114 | 0.140 | 0.138 | 0.108 | 0.124 | 0.118 | 0.120 | 0.133 | 0.083 |