Effect of piezocision procedure in levelling and alignment stage of fixed orthodontic treatment: a randomized clinical trial.

ABSTRACT: This clinical trial compared the time to complete the levelling and alignment stage with flapless piezocision procedure in the treatment of severe maxillary malocclusion with premolar extraction cases. Two-arm parallel group randomized controlled trial was performed at the Orthodontics Unit of Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia. Sixteen patients with severe anterior maxillary crowding (Little's irregularity index: 7-9 mm) and required bilateral first premolars extraction was recruited. The participants were randomly assigned to a study group according to a simple randomization method using a sealed envelope mentioned about the group name. Both groups were treated with fixed orthodontic appliance using the 0.022-in. slot of McLaughlin Bennett Trevisi prescription brackets. The piezocision

SUBMITTER: Sultana S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9008391 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature