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J Dentofacial Anom Orthod
Volume 16, Number 4, 2013
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| Article Number | 402 | |
| Number of page(s) | 10 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/odfen/2013302 | |
| Published online | 08 October 2013 | |
Do Self-ligating brackets increase the efficiency of orthodontic treatment?
An evidence-based review
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Clinical senior lecturer/honorary consultant/Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, United Kingdom
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Professor of orthodontics, School of Dentistry, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
* Address for correspondence: P. Fleming, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, Institute of dentistry, Turner street, London E1 2AD, UK. padhraig.fleming@gmail.com
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.
Key words: Orthodontic / Bracket / Self-ligation / Efficiency
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: padhraig.fleming@gmail.com
‘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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