Comparative Study of Duration of Orthodontic Treatment among Nepalese Adolescent and Adult Patients
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https://doi.org/10.3126/ojn.v1i1.9363Keywords:
adolescent, adult, orthodontic, straight wire bracketAbstract
The purpose of this study is to compare the duration of orthodontic treatment among Nepalese adolescent and adult orthodontic patients. A total of 134 adolescent patients and 46 adult patients who have completed the orthodontic treatment from The Orthodontic Center (TOC) were randomly selected. All patients were treated with straight wire brackets. Transferred patients, impacted canine, two-phase treated patients and previous orthodontic treated patients were excluded. The result of the study found that the average duration of treatment for adolescent was 30.38 months while that for the adult was 28.83 months. The independent sample t test revealed that there is no clinical significant difference in adolescent and adult patients in duration of orthodontic treatment
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