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Trial reportBioMed research international2018

Buccolingual Inclination Control of Upper Central Incisors of Aligners: A Comparison with Conventional and Self-Ligating Brackets.

Maria Francesca Sfondrini, Paola Gandini, Tommaso Castroflorio, Francesco Garino, Luca Mergati, Krizia D'Anca, Federico Trovati, Andrea Scribante

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In one paragraph

Trial report in BioMed research international, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07273552 (Efficacy of Root Torque Control in Adult Non-extraction Spacing Cases Treated With Directly 3D Printed Clear Aligners), which is not on this map. Cited by 19 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT07273552 narecruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Efficacy of Root Torque Control in Adult Non-extraction Spacing Cases Treated With Directly 3D Printed Clear Aligners: a Cone Beam Computed Tomography Study

TypeinterventionalSponsorSuez Canal UniversityRan2025 to 2026Enrolled14ConditionsEffect of Direct Printed Aligners on Root TorqueArmsDirect printed aligners
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Maria Francesca SfondriniUnit of Orthodontics and Paediatric Dentistry, Section of Dentistry, Department of Clinical, Surgical, Diagnostic and Paediatric Sciences, University of Pavia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3445-3289
Paola GandiniUnit of Orthodontics and Paediatric Dentistry, Section of Dentistry, Department of Clinical, Surgical, Diagnostic and Paediatric Sciences, University of Pavia, Italy.
Tommaso CastroflorioOrthodontics Unit, Dental School, Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Torino, Italy.
Francesco GarinoPrivate Practice, Torino, Italy.
Luca MergatiUnit of Orthodontics and Paediatric Dentistry, Section of Dentistry, Department of Clinical, Surgical, Diagnostic and Paediatric Sciences, University of Pavia, Italy.
Krizia D'AncaUnit of Orthodontics and Paediatric Dentistry, Section of Dentistry, Department of Clinical, Surgical, Diagnostic and Paediatric Sciences, University of Pavia, Italy.
Federico TrovatiUnit of Orthodontics and Paediatric Dentistry, Section of Dentistry, Department of Clinical, Surgical, Diagnostic and Paediatric Sciences, University of Pavia, Italy.
Andrea ScribanteUnit of Orthodontics and Paediatric Dentistry, Section of Dentistry, Department of Clinical, Surgical, Diagnostic and Paediatric Sciences, University of Pavia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2760-0124

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe upper incisors torque expression is essential for the orthodontic treatment accuracy. Various orthodontic devices are claimed to have different inclination control capacity. The purpose of this retrospective study was to compare the radiographic buccolingual inclination of upper incisors in patients treated with three different orthodontic techniques. MATERIAL AND

methodsConventional brackets (Victory, 3M), self-ligating appliances (Damon Q, Ormco), and aligners (Invisalign, Align Technology) were tested. Cephalometric data of 25 patients with similar skeletal and dental pretreatment parameters were collected for each technique. Position changes of upper central incisors were assessed with radiographic evaluation before and after therapy. Three different parameters were considered: 11

resultsWhen evaluating angular measurements, 11

conclusionConventional multibrackets appliance showed the highest incisal position variations over treatment, but the differences among various groups were not significantly different.

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IncisorOrthodontic BracketsAdultFemaleHumansMaleTooth Movement Techniques

Identifiers

PMID30627583
PMCPMC6304479

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