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ReviewProgress in orthodontics2025

Factors influencing open gingival embrasures in orthodontic treatment: a retrospective clinical study.

Erkang Tian, Kaihui Luo, Yimei Zhou, Fulin Jiang, Rongxiu Zhang, Lisa Liu, Hui Zhao, Jiawei Hong, Juan Li, Fangyuan Cheng

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Erkang Tian *Sichuan University, Chengdu, China. tianerkang20200123@163.com.
Kaihui Luo *Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Yimei ZhouDepartment of Stomatology, Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
Fulin JiangChongqing University Three Gorges Hospital, Chongqing, China.
Rongxiu ZhangFirst Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical University, Bengbu, China.
Lisa LiuSichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Hui ZhaoUniversity of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China.
Jiawei HongSichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Juan LiSichuan University, Chengdu, China. lijuan@scu.edu.cn.
Fangyuan ChengChengdu Boltzmann Intelligence Technology Co., Ltd, Chengdu, 610095, China.

Funding

Angelalign Scientific Research Fund SDTS21-4-01Major Special Science and Technology Project of Sichuan Province 2022ZDZX0031The National Key Research and Development Program of China 2024YFC251070
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Abstract

objectiveThis study aims to evaluate the incidence of open gingival embrasures (OGES) after orthodontic treatment and analyze its correlation with various clinical and radiographic parameters.

methodsWe retrospectively analyzed 330 orthodontic patients at West China Hospital of Stomatology from 2016 to 2023, categorizing them into Non-OGES (200) and OGES (130) groups based on post-treatment OGES presence in the central incisor area. Basic information of patients, pre- and post-treatment lateral cephalometric radiographs, and cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) data were collected. Chi-square tests, two-sample t-tests, Welch's t-tests, and Mann-Whitney U tests were used to compare differences in gender, initial age, treatment duration, and cephalometric and CBCT indicators between the two groups. Binary logistic regression analysis was further employed to explore the clinical characteristics and cephalometric indicators of the study population.

resultsUnivariate analysis revealed that the occurrence of maxillary central incisor OGES was significantly correlated with gender, initial age, treatment duration, and related cephalometric and CBCT indicators (P < 0.05). Similarly, the occurrence of mandibular central incisor OGES was also significantly associated with gender, initial age, treatment duration, and specific cephalometric changes (P < 0.05). Binary logistic regression analysis indicated that the occurrence of maxillary central incisor OGES was significantly related to initial age, treatment duration, and the change in the U1-SN angle, while the occurrence of OGES in the mandibular central incisor area was mainly related to initial age and treatment duration.

conclusionOrthodontic treatment plans should consider a variety of influencing factors, including initial age, treatment duration, anterior tooth angle and position, root-bone relationship, and the distance from the anterior tooth contact point to the alveolar crest, to prevent or reduce the occurrence of OGES after orthodontic treatment, thereby improving patients' aesthetic outcomes and periodontal health.

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GingivaOrthodontics, CorrectiveAdolescentAdultAge FactorsCephalometryChildCone-Beam Computed TomographyFemaleHumansIncisorMaleRetrospective StudiesSex FactorsYoung AdultInfluencing factorsOpen gingival embrasure space (OGES)Orthodontic treatmentRetrospective analysis

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PMCPMC11845328

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