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ArticleCurrent health sciences journal

Statistical Study Concerning Extraction and Non-Extraction Methods in Orthodontic Treatments.

Dan-Cosmin Serbanoiu, Aurel-Claudiu Vartolomei, Marie-Jose Boileau, Alexandrina Muntean, Dana-Valentina Ghiga, Mariana Pacurar

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

  1. Clinical outcomes of interproximal enamel reduction in orthodontic treatment of children and adolescents: a systematic review.European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry · 2025
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6 authors.

Dan-Cosmin SerbanoiuPhD UMFST G.E Palade Targu Mures, Romania.
Aurel-Claudiu VartolomeiDental Clinic, Private practice, Bucharest, Romania.
Marie-Jose BoileauHead of Orthodontic Department, Faculty of Dentistry Bordeaux France.
Alexandrina MunteanPediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry UMF Iuliu Hatieganu Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Dana-Valentina GhigaDepartment of Medical Scientific Research Methodology, G. E. Palade UMFST, Tg Mures.
Mariana PacurarOrthodontic Department, Faculty of Dentistry, UMFST G.E Palade Targu Mures, Romania.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionThe need to extract permanent teeth for the correction of dento-maxillary anomalies remains even today a controversy in orthodontic therapy. The purpose of this study was to assess the orthodontist's point of view on the extraction and non-extraction methods used in orthodontic treatments, regarding clinical experience. MATERIAL AND

methodsA de novo conceived questionnaire was elaborated by means of Google Forms and it comprised 22 questions regarding gender, age, different proprieties and aspects of both extraction and non-extraction methods and the percentage of treated patients who developed an increase in dental sensitivity and caries activity following the therapeutic stripping procedure.

results204 orthodontists answered the questionnaire. The respondents chose dental stripping (IPR-interproximal reduction) as the most used non-extraction method in their orthodontic practice with 34,3%, followed by over-expansion and dental stripping 24%. The probability that females will try to avoid dental extractions is 1.888 times higher compared to males. The association is statistically significant (p-value 0.0336). 70,1% of clinicians state that they use dental stripping as a non-extraction method to gain space even when there is NO Bolton discrepancy. In Class III cases, for reducing crowding and correcting the dental relations, 65.2% of doctors opt for dental stripping, while 34.8% do not avoid the extraction of a lower incisor.

conclusionsAmong the non-extraction methods for creating space, the most used by the surveyed orthodontists was dental stripping IPR. Tooth extraction remains a solution used by orthodontists for treating dentomaxillary disharmonies with crowding.

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PMCPMC11151949

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