Canine retraction: a randomised clinical trial comparing damon™ 3 self-ligating with conventional ligating brackets

• Main Authors: Rohaya Megat Abdul Wahab, Hartini Idris, Habibah Yacob, Shahrul Hisham Zainal Ariffin
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2013
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/5912/1/20%2520Rohaya%2520Megat.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/5912/; http://www.ukm.my/jsm/
• Institution: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

The clinical efficacy was investigated between Damon™ 3 self-ligating (SLB) and Mini Diamond conventional-ligating brackets (CLB) of the straight-wire fixed orthodontic therapy on the tooth movement during canine retraction stage. Twenty patients, age between 14 and 30 years old were randomized into...