Root resorption of self-ligating and conventional preadjusted brackets in severe anterior crowding Class I patients: a longitudinal retrospective study

• Published in: BMC oral health Vol. 15; no. 1; p. 115
• Main Authors: Chen, Weiting, Haq, Abdul Azeem Aminul, Zhou, Yu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 01.10.2015; BioMed Central
• Subjects: Adolescent; Alloys - chemistry; Child; Dental Alloys - chemistry; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Incisor - diagnostic imaging; Longitudinal Studies; Male; Malocclusion, Angle Class I - therapy; Orthodontic Anchorage Procedures - instrumentation; Orthodontic Brackets - classification; Orthodontic Wires; Radiography, Dental - methods; Retrospective Studies; Root Resorption - diagnostic imaging; Stainless Steel - chemistry; Tooth Apex - diagnostic imaging; Tooth Crown - diagnostic imaging; Tooth Movement Techniques - instrumentation; Tooth Root - diagnostic imaging

To test the null hypothesis that there is no difference in the apical root resorption seen after orthodontic treatment with the conventional brackets and the self-ligating brackets. Pre-treatment and post-treatment periapical radio-graphs of 70 patients, (35 treated with the Damon3 0.022" brack...