Introduction There is little agreement on the expected duration of a course of orthodontic
treatment; however, a consensus appears to have emerged that fixed appliance treatment is …

INTRODUCTION: Self-ligating brackets have been gaining popularity over the past several
decades. Various advantages for these systems have been claimed. The purposes of this …

Objective: To compare the time efficiency of aligner therapy (ALT) and conventional
edgewise braces (CEB) based on large samples of patients treated by the same highly …

To cite this article: Cattaneo PM, Treccani M, Carlsson K, Thorgeirsson T, Myrda A,
Cevidanes LHS, Melsen B: Transversal maxillary dento‐alveolar changes in patients treated …

INTRODUCTION: Our objective was to test the hypotheses that treatment with 2 fixed
orthodontic appliances (SmartClip and Victory; 3M Unitek, Monrovia, Calif) would result in …

INTRODUCTION: The aim of this study was to compare the efficiency of self-ligating (SL)
and conventionally ligated (CL) brackets during the first 20 weeks of extraction treatment …

SUMMARY BACKGROUND: Fixed-appliance treatment is a major part of orthodontic
treatment, but clinical evidence remains scarce. OBJECTIVES: Objective of this systematic …

INTRODUCTION: Our aim was to compare the time required to complete the alignment of
crowded maxillary anterior teeth (canine to canine) between Damon MX (Ormco, Glendora …

English Objective: Meta-analysis of differences between conventional and self-ligating
brackets concerning pain during tooth movement, number of patient visits, total treatment …

Since an early stage in the development of self-ligating brackets, authors have proposed
advantages in relation to treatment efficiency. 1-4 Increased efficiency can be defined as …