Long-term stability of dental relationships after orthodontic treatment.
Adult changes in selected occlusal parameters are measured, with the study sample limited to 72 subjects with a history of malocclusion treated orthodontically 12 to 35 years previously. Variations were large. Most of the corrections were retained, with mean changes tending toward pretreatment values.
D003724:Dental Arch / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D003766:Dental Occlusion; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D009971:Orthodontics, Corrective; D012008:Recurrence; D013997:Time Factors; D014070:Tooth / Q000033:anatomy & histology