Parkin, N.A., Deery, C., Smith, A.M. et al. (3 more authors) (2012) No difference in surgical outcomes between Open and Closed exposure of palatally displaced maxillary canines. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 70 (9). pp. 2026-2034. ISSN 0278-2391
Abstract
Purpose: To investigate differences in the surgical outcomes between Open and Closed exposure for palatally displaced maxillary cuspids (PDC).
Methods: A multicenter, RCT involving two parallel groups. The settings were one dental teaching hospital in, and two hospital units near Sheffield, UK. Participants were aged <20 years with a unilateral PDC, who provided informed consent. They were randomly allocated to either receive the Open (O) or the Closed (C) surgical procedure. The outcomes were time spent in the operating room and 10-day post-operative patient questionnaire. Statistical differences between the two techniques were tested using independent t tests for continuous variables and chi-squared tests for frequencies.
Results: The final study sample was composed of 71 participants (64% females). There were no differences in the gender ratios (O: F=27, M=13; C: F=25, M=16) or mean ages of the two groups (O: 14.3 yrs SD 1.3; C: 14.1 yrs SD 1.6) at the start. The mean operating times for the Open and Closed techniques were 34.3 mins (SD 11.2) and 34.3 mins (SD 11.9) respectively (p=.986). There were no statistically significant differences between the two treatment groups for any of the patient-assessed outcomes (p>.05).
Conclusions: There were no differences in the surgical outcomes investigated in this study between Open and Closed exposure for PDC.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2012 American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Journal of Oral Maxillofacial Surgery. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Orthodontics; randomized controlled trial; displaced canines; surgery |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health (Sheffield) > School of Clinical Dentistry (Sheffield) > Department of Oral Health and Development (Sheffield) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number British Orthodontic Society Foundation UNSPECIFIED |
Depositing User: | Philip Benson |
Date Deposited: | 11 Jan 2013 14:22 |
Last Modified: | 08 Feb 2013 17:41 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.joms.2012.02.028 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons |
Refereed: | Yes |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:74886 |