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ArticleClinical oral investigations2023

Clinical implementation of axial angulation of incisors in the course of routine fixed appliance treatment - a retrospective cohort study.

Ramtin Davoudi Pour, Spyridon N Papageorgiou, Sema Safi, Oliver-Steffen Eble, Andreas Jäger, Lina Gölz

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Article in Clinical oral investigations, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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6 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Ramtin Davoudi PourDepartment of Orthodontics, University Hospital of Bonn, Bonn, Germany.
Spyridon N PapageorgiouClinic of Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry, Center of Dental Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1968-3326
Sema SafiDepartment of Orthodontics, University Hospital of Bonn, Bonn, Germany. safi@dr.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8226-0572
Oliver-Steffen EbleOrthodontic Practice, Duisburg, Germany.
Andreas JägerDepartment of Orthodontics, University Hospital of Bonn, Bonn, Germany.
Lina GölzDepartment of Orthodontics and Orofacial Orthopedics Friedrich-Alexander, University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany.
University Hospital Bonn · DEBG Klinikum Duisburg · DEFriedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg · DEUniversity of Zurich · CH

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo identify clinically relevant factors for changes in axial angulation of incisors during routine fixed appliance orthodontic treatment.

methodsA total of 106 patients (grades 1-2 of IOTN, 64 females, 42 males; mean age: 15.5 years) from a private practice and treated with metal or ceramic brackets were included in this retrospective cohort study. The axial angulation of the upper and lower incisors was measured on lateral cephalograms before insertion of the first rectangular 0.016 × 0.022-in NiTi archwire (T0) and at the end of treatment about 8 weeks after insertion of the working 0.019 × 0.025-in stainless steel archwire (T1). Treatment-related changes according to bracket type, initial situation, premolar extraction, angle class, and skeletal vertical configuration were analyzed.

resultsAlthough statistically significant treatment-related changes were seen for both the upper incisors (+ 1.3°) and the lower incisors (- 5.2°), only in ten patients (9.4%) was the prescribed torque value of 17° for the upper incisors and in no patient for the lower incisors achieved. A negative association between the induced change of axial angulation of incisors and the initial values was detected for the upper incisors as well as for the lower incisors. A comparison of the angle classes revealed significant differences in incisor changes. At the end of therapy, only a slight change for the upper central incisors in patients in angle class I cases and a significantly greater change in patients with angle class II/2 was observed. Cases with premolar extraction ended with lower axial angulation of the incisor than cases without extraction. The individual analysis of possible influencing factors also revealed an association with the vertical skeletal configuration.

conclusionsFor the first time, the presented data show clinically relevant influencing factors for incisor axial angulation changes of the upper and lower incisors in relation to the torque value of the applied brackets in the course of routine clinical practice. For the orthodontist, it remains mandatory to decide whether a customized system must be individualized in order to achieve individual therapy goals.

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IncisorOrthodontic BracketsAdolescentFemaleHumansMaleOrthodontic Appliance DesignOrthodontic Appliances, FixedOrthodontic WiresRetrospective StudiesTorqueAngle classClinical studyCraniofacial configurationCrown torqueExtraction therapyMultibracket treatmentSlot playTorque loss

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