# Impact of Bracket Design and Oral Hygiene Maintenance on Halitosis in the Orthodontic Patient

> **NCT01948349** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **UConn Health** · enrollment: 40 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Halitosis
- Oral Hygiene

## Interventions

- **OTHER:** Tongue scraping
- **OTHER:** Bracket design

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT01948349
- **Lead sponsor:** UConn Health
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2012-10
- **Primary completion:** 2016-08
- **Final completion:** 2016-09
- **Target enrollment:** 40 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2019-12-13


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01948349

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT01948349, "Impact of Bracket Design and Oral Hygiene Maintenance on Halitosis in the Orthodontic Patient". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-28 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT01948349. Licensed CC0.

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