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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the studied patient sample (n = 75) and their fixed appliance treatment duration at the time of the study

From: Oral microbiota carriage in patients with multibracket appliance in relation to the quality of oral hygiene

Group

Age (years) mean ± SD

Male

Female

MB in situ (months) mean ± SD

Total sample

14.4 ± 1.8

36

39

16 ± 9.2

GOH

14.6 ± 1.8

6

19

14.9 ± 7.9

POH

14.0 ± 1.4

16

9

13.4 ± 6.7

POH/WSL

14.6 ± 1.3

14

11

19.6 ± 11.3

  1. SD standard deviation, MB multibracket appliance, GOH good oral hygiene, POH poor oral hygiene, POH/WSL poor oral hygiene with white spot lesions
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