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Orthodontic treatment outcomes obtained by application of a finishing protocol

Alvaro Carvajal-Flórez; Diana María Barbosa-Lis; Oscar Arturo Zapata-Noreña; Julissa Andrea Marín-Velásquez; Sergio Andrés Afanador-Bayona · 2016 · Dental Press Journal of Orthodontics

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Abstract

ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the results of a finishing protocol implemented in patients treated in the Orthodontics graduate program at Universidad de Antioquia. Evaluation was carried out by means of the criteria set by the Objective Grading System (OGS) of the American Board of Orthodontics (ABO). Methods: Cast models and panoramic radiographs of 34 patients were evaluated. The intervention group (IG) consisted of 17 patients (19.88 ± 4.4 years old) treated under a finishing protocol. This protocol included training in finishing, application of a finishing guide, brackets repositioning a

Abstract by Alvaro Carvajal-Flórez; Diana María Barbosa-Lis; Oscar Arturo Zapata-Noreña; Julissa Andrea Marín-Velásquez; Sergio Andrés Afanador-Bayona, Dental Press Journal of Orthodontics (2016) — licensed CC BY 4.0.

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Metadata source: DOAJ · DOI 10.1590/2177-6709.21.2.088-094.oar