| Title |
External root resorption with the self-ligating Damon system—a retrospective study
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Progress in Orthodontics, July 2016
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| DOI | 10.1186/s40510-016-0133-1 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Roberta Heiffig Handem, Guilherme Janson, Murilo Matias, Karina Maria Salvatore de Freitas, Darwin Vaz de Lima, Daniela Gamba Garib, Marcos Roberto de Freitas |
| Abstract |
The aim of this study was to compare the degree of external apical root resorption (EARR) in patients treated with self-ligating Damon appliances and with conventional preadjusted appliances. The sample comprised 52 patients, divided into two groups. Group 1 consisted of 25 patients treated with self-ligating Damon appliances, with an initial age of 16.04 years, final age of 18.06 years, and treatment time of 2.02 years. Group 2 consisted of 27 patients, treated with conventional preadjusted appliances, with an initial age of 16.77 years, final age of 18.47 years and treatment time of 1.70 years. The groups were matched regarding the initial and final ages, treatment time, type of malocclusion, and treatment protocol without extractions. Root resorption was evaluated on periapical radiographs of the maxillary and mandibular incisors at the end of orthodontic treatment with the scores of Levander and Malmgren. Intergroup comparisons of root resorption were performed with Mann-Whitney tests. No significant difference in the degree of root resorption between the two groups was found. Similar degrees of resorption can be expected after non-extraction treatment with Damon self-ligating or conventional preadjusted appliances. |
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