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Table 1 Patient data

From: Root resorption, treatment time and extraction rate during orthodontic treatment with self-ligating and conventional brackets

 

SL (n = 139)

Non-SL (n = 74)

Total (N = 213)

 

n (%)

Mean ± SD

n (%)

Mean ± SD

n (%)

Mean ± SD

Amount of teeth

1112

 

592

 

1704

 

Gender

      

  Male

56 (40.3)

 

23 (31.1)

 

79 (37.1)

 

  Female

83 (59.7)

 

51 (68.9)

 

134 (62.9)

 

Age at start of treatment (years)

 

12.6 ± 2.3

 

12.1 ± 2.2

 

12.1 ± 2.2

  1. SL: self-ligating, SD: standard deviation.