Periodontal outcomes of surgically exposed and orthodontically aligned buccally impacted maxillary canines: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Marina Nogueira de Castro Galvão CorrenteGuilherme Castro Lima Silva do AmaralRafael Costa RibeiroCláudio Mendes PannutiLaura Grein CavalcantiCristina Cunha Villar

Published in: Journal of orthodontics (2024)

Surgically exposed and orthodontically aligned buccally impacted canines have slightly greater probing depths, potential bone loss and increased clinical crown length, compared to their counterparts. However, these small differences (<1 mm) are unlikely to be clinically significant.

Keyphrases

bone loss
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metabolic syndrome
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human health
cone beam computed tomography
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