Christina Baumer, Irene Schmidtmann, Daniela Ohlendorf, Priscila Ferrari Peron, Heinrich Wehrbein, Christina Erbe
INTRODUCTION: The aim of this questionnaire-based survey was to evaluate information on frequencies, instructions and products relating to oral hygiene (OH) in orthodontic practices. METHODS: Using a computer-generated randomization list, 1000 orthodontists were selected and sent a questionnaire. The size and number of inhabitants of the federal states of Germany were considered. The federal states with the highest return rate (Baden-Wuerttemberg [BW], Bavaria [B], Hesse [H], Lower Saxony [LS], Nordrhein-Westphalia [NRW]) were considered and differences between the 16 federal states were divided into North, South, East and Central Germany...
October 16, 2023: International Journal of Dental Hygiene