The effectiveness of oral irrigators on periodontal health status and oral hygiene of orthodontic patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

An Oral irrigator, known as a dental waterjet (DWJ), is an adjunctive oral hygiene tool to remove dental plaque. The aim of this study was to systematically evaluate the effectiveness of oral irrigators on orthodontic patients' oral hygiene and periodontal status.

Methods

A comprehensive search was undertaken in five electronic databases (PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, Scopus, and Cochrane) up to 1 May 2024. Clinical trials comparing DWJ with other adjunctive tools or no adjunctive in healthy orthodontic patients were included. The outcome was periodontal health condition measured by periodontal indexes. The risk of bias of the included studies was assessed using the Cochrane risk of bias tool. Random- effects meta- analyses of mean differences (MD) with their 95

SUBMITTER: Zarei Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11619677 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature