Research from National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital Provides New Study Findings on Traction (Radiographical characteristics and traction duration of impacted maxillary canine requiring surgical exposure and orthodontic traction: a …): Orthopedic Procedures – Traction

2022 NOV 24 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at NewsRx Medical Devices Daily -- New research on traction is the subject of a new report. According to news reporting originating from the National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital by NewsRx correspondents, research stated, “This cross-sectional study aimed to classify the radiographical characteristics of impacted maxillary canines that were surgically exposed following orthodontic traction and to find out which factor is most closely related to traction duration.”

Funders for this research include Korea Health Technology R&D Project Through The Korea Health Industry Development Institute (Khidi), Funded By The Ministry of Health & Welfare, Republic of Korea.

The news correspondents obtained a quote from the research from National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital: “This study enrolled 74 patients with 87 maxillary canines. Cone-beam computed tomography images, panoramic radiographs, and medical records were analyzed. Cystic-appearing lesion and resorption of adjacent roots were observed in 26.4% and 23.0% of cases, respectively. Impacted maxillary canines were mostly distributed in the lateral incisor area. The mean (± standard deviation) traction duration for the 47 teeth that met the study criteria was 13.9 (± 8.9) months. Impacted maxillary canines treated with surgical exposure and orthodontic traction showed increasing possibilities of palatal impaction and resorption of the adjacent root as they were located mesially (p < 0.05).”

According to the news reporters, the research concluded: “The distance from the occlusal plane to the impacted maxillary canine showed the strongest positive correlation with traction duration (r = 0.519, p < 0.01). When establishing treatment plans for patients with impacted maxillary canines, distance from the occlusal plane to the impacted canines, rather than the angle, should be considered in predicting the duration of treatment.”

For more information on this research see: Radiographical characteristics and traction duration of impacted maxillary canine requiring surgical exposure and orthodontic traction: a cross-sectional study. Scientific Reports, 2022,12(1):1-10. (Scientific Reports - http://www.nature.com/srep/index.html). The publisher for Scientific Reports is Nature Portfolio.

A free version of this journal article is available at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-23232-7.

Our news editors report that more information may be obtained by contacting Jin-Seob Yang, Department of Orthodontics, National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital. Additional authors for this research include Jung-Yul Cha, Ji-Yeon Lee, Sung-Hwan Choi.

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