CHSJ

Curr Health Sci J, vol. 50, no. 1, 2024

Statistical Study Concerning Extraction and Non-Extraction Methods in Orthodontic Treatments

[Original Paper]

D.C. Serbanoiu(1), A.C. Vartolomei(2), M.J. Boileau(3), A. Muntean(4), D.V. Ghiga(5), M. Pacurar(6)


(1)PhD UMFST G.E Palade Targu Mures, Romania,
(2)Dental Clinic, Private practice, Bucharest, Romania,
(3)Head of Orthodontic Department, Faculty of Dentistry Bordeaux France,
(4)Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry UMF Iuliu Hatieganu Cluj-Napoca, Romania,
(5)Department of Medical Scientific Research Methodology, G. E. Palade UMFST, Tg Mures,
(6)Orthodontic Department, Faculty of Dentistry, UMFST G.E Palade Targu Mures, Romania


Abstract:

Introduction: The need to extract permanent teeth for the correction of dento-maxillary anomalies remains even today a controversy in orthodontic therapy. The purpose of this study was to assess the orthodontist’s point of view on the extraction and non-extraction methods used in orthodontic treatments, regarding clinical experience. Material and methods: A de novo conceived questionnaire was elaborated by means of Google Forms and it comprised 22 questions regarding gender, age, different proprieties and aspects of both extraction and non-extraction methods and the percentage of treated patients who developed an increase in dental sensitivity and caries activity following the therapeutic stripping procedure. Results: 204 orthodontists answered the questionnaire. The respondents chose dental stripping (IPR-interproximal reduction) as the most used non-extraction method in their orthodontic practice with 34,3%, followed by over-expansion and dental stripping 24%. The probability that females will try to avoid dental extractions is 1.888 times higher compared to males. The association is statistically significant (p-value 0.0336). 70,1% of clinicians state that they use dental stripping as a non-extraction method to gain space even when there is NO Bolton discrepancy. In Class III cases, for reducing crowding and correcting the dental relations, 65.2% of doctors opt for dental stripping, while 34.8% do not avoid the extraction of a lower incisor. Conclusions: Among the non-extraction methods for creating space, the most used by the surveyed orthodontists was dental stripping IPR. Tooth extraction remains a solution used by orthodontists for treating dentomaxillary disharmonies with crowding.


Keywords: Questionnaire, dental extractions, expansion, stripping, orthodontic treatment.



Corresponding: Dana-Valentina Ghiga, Department of Medical Scientific Research Methodology, G. E. Palade UMFST, Tg Mures, e-mail: valentinaghiga@gmail.com


DOI 10.12865/CHSJ.50.01.09 - Download PDF
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