Abstract:Objectives
No study has compared pain intensity and pulp vitality of both activation protocols of periodontal distractor (twice and four activations per day) for rapid canine retraction. Since the periodontal distractor may cause some degree of suffering for the patients and may affect pulp vitality, it is important for orthodontists to handle this situation in the best possible way by choosing the most effective and the least painful method of treatment. Therefore the aim of the present study was to evaluate… Show more
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