Corticotomy-assisted retraction: an outcome assessment

• Published in: Indian journal of dental research : official publication of Indian Society for Dental Research Vol. 25; no. 6; p. 748
• Main Authors: Sakthi, S Vijayashri, Vikraman, B, Shobana, V R, Iyer, S Kavitha, Krishnaswamy, N R
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: India 01.11.2014
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Case-Control Studies; Cephalometry; Esthetics, Dental; Female; Humans; Male; Malocclusion, Angle Class I - surgery; Malocclusion, Angle Class I - therapy; Mandible - surgery; Maxilla - surgery; Orthodontic Anchorage Procedures; Orthodontics, Corrective; Osteotomy; Radiography, Panoramic; Tooth Movement Techniques - methods; Treatment Outcome

To assess the efficiency and treatment outcome of patients treated with corticotomy-assisted en-masse orthodontic retraction as compared with the en-masse retraction without corticotomy. Forty adult patients with bimaxillary protrusion requiring correction of bidental proclination constituted the sa...