Outcomes
trauma
PLAQUE, PLAQUE
Participants were seen at baseline (T0), 8 weeks (T1), 32 weeks (T2) and 56 weeks (T3). At these time points, clinical indices to assess oral hygiene and gingival health were completed. The trial indices were performed by the same clinician.The primary outcome was plaque level, measured using the Orthodontic Modification of Plaque Index (OMPI) (Secondary outcome measures were gingival health, incidence of oral hygiene-related trauma, adherence with an oral hygiene regime and satisfaction with an oral hygiene regime. Gingival health was measured using the Gingival Index (GI) (The outcomes and the outcome measures used are shown in detail in The outcomes and the outcome measures used in the trial.