Orofacial findings and orthodontic treatment conditions in patients with down syndrome – a retrospective investigation

Table 3 Treatment-specific results regarding the extent and success of the planned therapy

Patient	Age during Treatment			Treatment
Patient	First Visit	Start	End/ Last visit	Duration	Intended Devices	Logopedics	Treatment goal achieved	Main Reasons	Final Root Resorption
1	12.1	15.7	18.1	2.4	PE, RA	Yes	Discontinuation, Partially achieved	Oral hygiene, Compliance	1
2	13.2	13.8	16.3	2.5	FR-3	Yes	Not achieved	Compliance	None
3	11.4	11.8	14.9	3.1	FR-3	Yes	Not achieved	Compliance	None
4	10.7	10.8	18	7.2	RA, PE, FM, Braces	Yes	Achieved	None	3
5	16	17.2	18.7	1.5	RA	Yes	Discontinuation, Not achieved	Oral hygiene, Compliance	None
6	10.8	11.8	14.2	2.4	PE, RA	No	Discontinuation, Partially achieved	Oral hygiene, Compliance	NA
7	9.7	10.7	14.3	3.6	FR-3, RA	No	Not achieved	Compliance	None
8	11.5	11.9	15.3	3.4	FR-3	Yes	Discontinuation, Partially achieved	Change of practice	NA
9	9.3	9.9	10.9	1.0	FR-3	No	Discontinuation, Not achieved	Compliance	NA
10	9.9	10.6	12.4	1.8	PE, FM, RA	No	Not achieved	Compliance	None
11	10.2	11.1	16.6	5.5	RA, PE, FM, Braces	Yes	Achieved	None	18
12	24.3	25	30.8	5.8	RA, Braces	Yes	Achieved	None	9
13	6.3	9.2	15.7	6.5	RA, Braces	No	Achieved	None	4
14	11.3	15	22.5	7.5	RA, PE, FM, Braces	No	Partially achieved	Compliance	3
15	8.7	10.1	10.9	0.8	RA	Yes	Discontinuation, Not achieved	Compliance	NA
16	7.7	9.8	12.9	3.1	PE, FM, RA	Yes	Partially achieved	Changing physician	None
17	10.9	12.8	15.1	2.3	PE, FM, RA	Yes	Not achieved	Compliance	None
18	17	17.5	18	0.5	Braces	No	Discontinuation, Not achieved	Oral hygiene	NA
19	14.1	16.3	16.7	0.4	RA	Yes	Discontinuation, Not achieved	Compliance	NA
20	8.7	14.2	16.9	2.7	RA	Yes	Discontinuation, Partially achieved	Oral hygiene, Compliance	NA
Mean, SD	11.69 ± 3.94	13.26 ± 3.78	16.41 ± 4.37	3.2 ± 2.20

NA: Not assessable. PE: Palatal expander. RA: Removable Appliance. FR-3: Functional regulator type 3. FM: Facemask

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