From: Root resorption, treatment time and extraction rate during orthodontic treatment with self-ligating and conventional brackets
SL (n = 1112)
Non-SL (n = 592)
Total (n = 1704)
Mean ± SD
rRR (%)
3.0 ± 5.6
4.5 ± 6.6
3.5 ± 6.0