Dental caries and gingivitis are classified by the World Health Organization (WHO) as an important public health problem due to their high prevalence and incidence worldwide despite the development of public policies to combat them. They are chronic diseases that have a severe impact in terms of pain and suffering, impairment of function and effect on quality of life. During orthodontic treatments, the most common adverse event is the appearance of dental caries lesions and gingivitis due to increased retention and change of dental biofilm composition or difficulty of removal with conventional oral hygiene techniques. Efforts to implement various conventional preventive interventions of self-care and education have not decreased their incidence, so it is necessary to implement motivational interventions to help adolescents and young adults to make positive changes in their oral health habits, which are constant and lasting and prevent and control gingivitis and caries.
Patients enrolled in the different orthodontic postgraduate clinics of the National University of Colombia who requires treatment with fixed orthodontic appliances
13 years old up to 28 years of age.
Willingness to participate in the study and signature of the informed consent form.
Patients with untreated caries lesions
Patients with periodontal diseases or experience
Previous orthodontics treatments
Severe fluorosis or enamel abnormalities.