External apical root resorption in African American orthodontic patients.

Frank E LitchfieldRobert A OsterChung How Kau Ejvis Lamani

Published in: European journal of orthodontics (2023)

More than half of the African American patients exhibit at least 2 mm of root resorption with orthodontic treatment. However, in this ethnicity, patient-related factors such as age, gender, dental malocclusion, and skeletal classifications, as well as treatment-related factors do not indicate a significant correlation with the risk of developing EARR.

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