Root Resorption in Class II Div 1 Malocclusion in Upper 1st Premolar Extraction vs Distalization

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The present study is a prospective, non-pharmacological, single blind, randomized clinical study to quantify root resorption seen with bilateral extraction of maxillary first premolars (followed by en - masse retraction of anterior teeth) vs full arch distalization with zygomatic miniplates in Class II Division I malocclusion. The present study will be conducted in the Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, in conjunction with the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, P.G.I.D.S., Pt. B.D.Sharma University of Health Sciences, Rohtak. The study will be carried out af...

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Non growing patients
• • Complete bilateral Class II molar relationship at pre-treatment
• • All permanent teeth upto the second molars should be present
• • No or minor crowding in the maxillary arch
• • Horizontal to average growth pattern.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Subjects with a history of fixed orthodontic treatment.
• • Crossbite
• • Vertical growth pattern
• • Any systemic disease affecting bone and general growth
• • Poor oral hygiene
• • Cleft patients
• • Patients who fail to follow up or undergo complete treatment