Remineralisation of White Spot Lesions by Elmex® gelée in Post-orthodontic Patients

Summary

The aim of this study is to monitor the effect of intraoral topical high fluoride application on the development of white spot lesions (WSL) after orthodontic treatment with multibracket appliances and to compare it to a placebo.

Timeline

Start

2011-03

Primary completion

2013-10

Completion

2013-10

Publications

• Bock NC, Seibold L, Heumann C, Gnandt E, Roder M, Ruf S. Changes in white spot lesions following post-orthodontic weekly application of 1.25 per cent fluoride gel over 6 months-a randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial. Part II: clinical data evaluation. Eur J Orthod. 2017 Apr 1;39(2):144-152. doi: 10.1093/ejo/cjw061.
• Bock NC, Seibold L, Heumann C, Gnandt E, Roder M, Ruf S. Changes in white spot lesions following post-orthodontic weekly application of 1.25 per cent fluoride gel over 6 months-a randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial. Part I: photographic data evaluation. Eur J Orthod. 2017 Apr 1;39(2):134-143. doi: 10.1093/ejo/cjw060.

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