Gabriel Bravo Vallejo, Gabriela de Domênico Alcaraz Ros, Renan Morais Peloso, Caroline Martins Gambardela-Tkacz, Paula Cotrin, Karina Maria Salvatore Freitas, Marcos Roberto de Freitas
INTRODUCTION: The objective of this study was to compare the profile attractiveness in subjects treated with and without extractions after the long-term 35-year follow-up, according to laypeople, dentists, and orthodontists. METHODS: A total of 40 patients with Class I and II malocclusion were divided into 2 groups, according to the treatment protocol: extraction (E) group, extractions of 4 premolars (n = 24), with mean pretreatment (T1), posttreatment (T2), and long-term posttreatment (T3) ages of 13...
January 16, 2024: American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics