Dentistry

Renato Almeida

Publications

• Research Article
  Efficiency of Mandibular Arch Alignment with Self-Ligating and Conventional Edgewise Appliances: A Dental Cast Study
  Author(s): Diego A. Gaspar Ribeiro, Marcio Rodrigues deAlmeida, Ana Claudia Conti, Ricardo Navarro, Paula Oltramari-Navarro, Renato Almeida and Thais FernandesDiego A. Gaspar Ribeiro, Marcio Rodrigues deAlmeida, Ana Claudia Conti, Ricardo Navarro, Paula Oltramari-Navarro, Renato Almeida and Thais Fernandes
  
  Objective: To analyze and compare the efficiency of the correction of mandibular crowding between two types of bracket systems. Material and method: According to the results of the power analysis for sample size calculation, 19 Angle Class I patients were included in the study and randomly divided into two groups: GI (n=10, mean age 19.68years, min 13.86, max 28.78, self-ligating brackets), and GII (n= 9, mean age 20.98years, min11.13, max 29.85, conventional preadjusted brackets). To carry out this study, the sequence of wires used was similar for both groups. Dental casts were made available at the start of the treatment (T1), after 180 days of leveling and alignment(T2), and at the completion of leveling (mean, 600 days, T3). The degree of crowding was measured by means of L.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2161-1122.1000128

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