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Do Self-ligating brackets increase the efficiency of orthodontic treatment?
An evidence-based review
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 08 October 2013
Abstract
Self-ligating brackets have become increasingly established in orthodontics in recent decades. While proponents haveprofessed overwhelming advantages of self-ligation, most notably a reduction in treatment time and a reduced requirement for extractions, there has been little convincing evidence to support many of these claims. In this review the evidence concerning the influence of self-ligating brackets on the efficiency of orthodontic treatment is considered.
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Reprint requests to: Padhraig S. Fleming, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, Institute of dentistry, Turner street, London E1 2AD, United Kingdom; E-mail: [email protected]
‘This article was commissioned by Revue d’Orthopedie dent-faciale. It is an updated version of a paper by Fleming and O’Brien in the American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics originally published in January 2013. The paper is reproduced with permission from Elsevier.’
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Reprint requests to: Padhraig S. Fleming, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, Institute of dentistry, Turner street, London E1 2AD, United Kingdom; E-mail: [email protected]
‘This article was commissioned by Revue d’Orthopedie dent-faciale. It is an updated version of a paper by Fleming and O’Brien in the American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics originally published in January 2013. The paper is reproduced with permission from Elsevier.’
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