Cancer survivors present significantly lower long-term stability of orthodontic treatment: a prospective case-control study.

ABSTRACT:

Background/objectives

The aim of the study was to compare the stability of orthodontic treatment in cancer survivors who had been treated with cytotoxic drugs with a generally healthy control group.

Materials/methods

The study included 52 cancer survivors treated orthodontically and 52 healthy control subjects matched for age, gender, and malocclusion. The weighted Peer Assessment Rating (w-PAR) index, the Index of Complexity, Outcome and Need (ICON) were assessed before treatment, after the treatment, and at the 3-year follow-up. Patients Satisfaction Score was assessed after the treatment and at the 3-year follow-up. A repeated analysis of variance test was used to check the statistical significance between the scores.

Results

Ideal occlusion was achieved in all pat

SUBMITTER: Mitus-Kenig M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8643400 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature