Shanghai Journal of Stomatology ›› 2021, Vol. 30 ›› Issue (2): 162-166.doi: 10.19439/j.sjos.2021.02.010

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Effect of root development on the root and periodontal absorptions of maxillary impacted anterior teeth after orthodontic traction

XIE Lei, XIAO Yao, ZENG Jin, XIE Yi-jia   

  1. Department of Orthodontics, Hospital of Stomatology, Southwest Medical University. Luzhou 646000, Sichuan Province, China
  • Received:2020-04-27 Revised:2020-08-14 Online:2021-04-25 Published:2021-05-11

Abstract: PURPOSE: To investigate the effect of root development on root and periodontal tissues of maxillary impacted anterior teeth after orthodontic traction based on cone-beam CT (CBCT). METHODS: Thirty-four patients (34 teeth) requiring orthodontic traction for maxillary impacted anterior teeth in Southwest Medical University Affiliated Stomatological Hospital from July 2018 to March 2019 were selected. The patients were divided into incomplete development group and complete development group according to root development, each with 17 cases. All patients received orthodontic traction treatment. Root length, thickness of root canal wall, pulp vitality, width of the attachment ridge, bone mineral density around root and orthodontic traction time were compared between the two groups. Statistic analysis was completed by SPSS 20.0 software package. RESULTS: Root length of complete development group was significantly longer than that of incomplete development group before treatment(P<0.05). After treatment, the root length of incomplete development group was significantly longer than that of the complete development group(P<0.05). The thickness of root canal wall was significantly greater in complete development group than in incomplete development group before treatment (P<0.05), which had no significant difference between groups after treatment(P>0.05). The pulp vitality and width of the attachment ridge had no significant difference between two groups after treatment(P>0.05). Bone mineral density around root was significantly decreased in both groups after treatment(P<0.05), and was lower in complete development group than in incomplete development group(P<0.05). The orthodontic traction time in the complete development group was significantly longer than that in incomplete development group(P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS: In orthodontic traction treatment, the impacted anterior teeth with undeveloped roots have advantages of mild root absorption, rapid periodontal tissue reconstruction, short orthodontic traction time with the root, thickness of root canal wall and pulp vitality in the normal range.

Key words: Cone-beam CT, Root development, Orthodontic traction, Impacted anterior teeth

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