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Clinical Efficiency of Two Sequences of Orthodontic Wires to Correct Crowding of the Lower Anterior Teeth
Joint Authors
De Jesus Tavarez, Rudys Rodolfo
Matos Maia Filho, Etevaldo
Maria de Castro Serafim, Cláudia
de Araújo Gurgel, Júlio
Mota Tiago, Carollyne
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-06-14
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
This study compared time to correction of mandibular anterior crowding using two arch wire sequences, one with conventional nickel-titanium (NiTi) arch wires and the other with conventional and NiTi heat-activated arch wires.
Twenty-two boys and girls (mean age: 16.68 ± 2.66) with moderate crowding (3–6 mm) were assigned randomly to one of two groups and followed up for five months (six assessments) when arch wires were changed.
Time to crowding correction was analyzed statistically using the Kaplan-Meier method.
Data were collected during the five-month follow-up, and time to correction was compared between groups using the log rank test.
At the end of follow-up, mandibular crowding was corrected in 100% of the cases in the group treated with the sequence that included NiTi heat-activated arch wires, whereas about 30% of those treated with NiTi arch wires were not completely corrected.
There was a significant difference in time to complete treatment between groups (log rank = 5.996; p<0.05).
In the group treated with the sequence that included heat-activated wires, alignment and leveling of mandibular anterior teeth were completed earlier than in the group treated only with conventional NiTi arch wires.
Clinical trial registration is found at RBR-7g5zng.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Maria de Castro Serafim, Cláudia& de Araújo Gurgel, Júlio& Mota Tiago, Carollyne& De Jesus Tavarez, Rudys Rodolfo& Matos Maia Filho, Etevaldo. 2015. Clinical Efficiency of Two Sequences of Orthodontic Wires to Correct Crowding of the Lower Anterior Teeth. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1078982
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Maria de Castro Serafim, Cláudia…[et al.]. Clinical Efficiency of Two Sequences of Orthodontic Wires to Correct Crowding of the Lower Anterior Teeth. The Scientific World Journal No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1078982
American Medical Association (AMA)
Maria de Castro Serafim, Cláudia& de Araújo Gurgel, Júlio& Mota Tiago, Carollyne& De Jesus Tavarez, Rudys Rodolfo& Matos Maia Filho, Etevaldo. Clinical Efficiency of Two Sequences of Orthodontic Wires to Correct Crowding of the Lower Anterior Teeth. The Scientific World Journal. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1078982
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1078982