Vishal Bharadwaj; Gurkeerat Singh; Sridhar Kannan; Raj Kumar Singh; Ashish Gupta; Gaurav Gupta; Abhishek Goyal
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Background: Non-extraction treatment protocols are better accepted by patients as well as clinicians. Among the techniques and mechanics with the potential to facilitate non-extraction treatment includes headgears, fixed sagittal correctors, transverse expansion screws and self-ligating systems.Objectives: ...
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Background: Non-extraction treatment protocols are better accepted by patients as well as clinicians. Among the techniques and mechanics with the potential to facilitate non-extraction treatment includes headgears, fixed sagittal correctors, transverse expansion screws and self-ligating systems.Objectives: To evaluate the intra-arch dimensional changes in moderate crowding cases, treated non-extraction with a passive self-ligating (Damon 3MX) appliance using digitized models and lateral cephalograms.Methods: A total of 20 patients (age group of 15 - 18 years) who had undergone non extraction orthodontic treatment with the Damon 3MX appliance were selected. All the pre-treatment and post-treatment dental stone models of maxillary and mandibular arches were scanned using 3D digital scanner (Maestro 3D, Greatlakes, USA) and were converted into digital models. Various parameters undertaken were measured digitally on the computer in millimetres. Cephalometric tracings of pre and post treatment cephalograms were performed using digital cephalometrics (Nemo Ceph, version 6.0, Spain). Statistical analysis was performed using t-test. Results: More transverse expansion was observed in the region of 1st and 2nd premolars as compared to the inter-canine and inter molar region in maxillary and mandibular arch. However a decrease in arch depth was observed in maxillary arch but arch depth of mandibular arch was found to be increased. There was significant increase in anterior proclination in both maxillary and mandibular arches.Conclusions: Passive self-ligating system causes a significant increase in transverse width in both maxillary and mandibular dental arches.
Mojgan Kachoei; Mohammad Hossein Ahangar Atashi; Amir Mohammadi; Sina BadamchiZadeh; Mehri Khobivand; Mahdieh Nourzadeh
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Introduction: Third molar impaction is usually related to lack of space for eruption. The aim of this study was to assess third molar angulation following extraction and non extraction orthodontic treatment.Methods: This study was carried out on pretreatment and post treatment panoramic and cephalometricradiographs ...
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Introduction: Third molar impaction is usually related to lack of space for eruption. The aim of this study was to assess third molar angulation following extraction and non extraction orthodontic treatment.Methods: This study was carried out on pretreatment and post treatment panoramic and cephalometricradiographs of 70 CL I malocclusion patients. Thirty-five patients (24 female and 11 male) with mean age of 16.3±1.8 years had been treated with extraction of four first premolars (extraction group) and thirty-five patients (27 female and 8 male) with mean age of 16.9±2.6 years had been treated without extraction (nonextraction group). In each group, upper and lower third molar angulation, on pre and post treatment radiographs were assessed. Changes in third molar angulations from pretreatment to post treatment in each group were assessed with Mann- Whiteny U test. Changes in two groups were compared with Wilcoxon test.Results: statistical analysis revealed some degree of improvement in third molar angulation in both groups. changes of upper left third molars in extraction group and upper right and lower left third molars in non extraction group were statistically significant. The changes of third molar angulation between two groups were not statistically significant.
Conclusion: Extraction of first premolars during orthodontic treatments does not influence unerupted third molar angulation.
