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Dental and Periodontal Changes After Accelerated Correction of Lower Anterior Teeth Crowding With Periodontally Accelerated Osteogenic Orthodontics (PAOO) Procedure: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Hallaj I Alsino, Mohammad N Kheshfeh, Mohammad Y Hajeer, Ahmad S Burhan, Issam Alkhouri, Heba M Al-Ibrahim, Jihad Nouman Abou Nassar

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Hallaj I AlsinoDepartment of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Damascus, Damascus, SYR.
Mohammad N KheshfehDepartment of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Damascus, Damascus, SYR.
Mohammad Y HajeerDepartment of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Damascus, Damascus, SYR.
Ahmad S BurhanDepartment of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Damascus, Damascus, SYR.
Issam AlkhouriDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Damascus, Damascus, SYR.
Heba M Al-IbrahimDepartment of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Damascus, Damascus, SYR.
Jihad Nouman Abou NassarDepartment of Fixed Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Damascus, Damascus, SYR.
Damascus University · SY

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Abstract

Objective To evaluate the relative efficacy of periodontally accelerated osteogenic orthodontics (PAOO) compared to conventional fixed appliances in correcting lower anterior teeth crowding using a non-extraction treatment approach. Material and methods A single-center, two-arm, parallel-group randomized controlled trial was conducted on 38 patients (9 males, 29 females) with moderate crowding. These patients did not require premolar extraction and were randomly allocated into two treatment groups: the PAOO group and the conventional orthodontic treatment group. The Little Irregularity Index (LII) measured crowding intensity on pre-treatment study models. Changes in this index were recorded monthly in both treatment groups. The inter-canine width, inter-second-premolar width, plaque index (PI), gingival index (GI), and papillary bleeding index (PBI) were also measured before and after the leveling and alignment stage. Statistical analysis between the two groups was performed using Mann-Whitney U tests. Results For the LII, the average time for irregularity resolution was three months in the PAOO group, compared to five months in the conventional orthodontic treatment group. Regarding changes in inter-second-premolar width, the PAOO procedure led to a significant decrease in the increase of inter-second-premolar width, with an average increase of +1.52 mm compared to +2.71 mm in the control group. For the GI and PBI, it was found that their values significantly increased with PAOO application, averaging 0.18 and 0.17, respectively, compared to 0.05 and 0.07 in the control group. Conclusions The use of PAOO in orthodontic treatment accelerated the leveling and alignment process by 40%. Changes in the inter-canine width, the inter-second-premolar width, and the status of periodontal tissues were minimal and clinically negligible.

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accelerationinter-2nd premolars widthinter-canine widthlevelling and alignmentlittle irregularity indexlower anterior teeth crowdingmoderate crowdingpaooperiodontally accelerated osteogenic orthodonticsplaque index

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