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Table 6 Treatment data (patient level)

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

 

SL

Non-SL

Total

(n = 139)

(n = 74)

(N = 213)

 

n (%)

Mean ± SD

n (%)

Mean ± SD

n (%)

Mean ± SD

Treatment time (months)

 

20.7 ± 4.9

 

18.1 ± 5.3

 

19.8 ± 5.2

Number of visits

 

13.9 ± 3.3

 

12.4 ± 3.4

 

13.4 ± 3.4

Number of extraction cases (patients)

9 (6.5)

 

6 (8.1)

 

15 (7.0)

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