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Success Rate of Orthodontic Traction of Impacted Teeth Involving GCB
Objectives: To investigate the success rate of orthodontic traction of impacted teeth involving gold chain bonding (GCB) procedure.
Methods: Orthodontic patients who had GCB procedure performed in National Dental Centre Singapore (NDCS) between 2014 and 2021 were included in this study. Historical records of these patients' Orthopantomograms and electronic medical records were evaluated to determine the diagnosis of impacted teeth, performance of GCB procedure, and documented success or failure of eruption of the impacted teeth.
Results: Overall success rate of GCB procedure was 93.3% in NDCS. There was no significant difference in success rate between male (92.9%) and female (93.8%) groups. There was also no significant difference in success rate found between Chinese (93.2%), Malay (94.4%) and Indian (91.7%) ethnic groups.
Conclusions: Orthodontic traction of impacted teeth involving GCB procedure is highly predictable across different genders, age groups and ethnic groups. Further research will be needed to investigate other variables affecting success rate of this procedure.
Methods: Orthodontic patients who had GCB procedure performed in National Dental Centre Singapore (NDCS) between 2014 and 2021 were included in this study. Historical records of these patients' Orthopantomograms and electronic medical records were evaluated to determine the diagnosis of impacted teeth, performance of GCB procedure, and documented success or failure of eruption of the impacted teeth.
Results: Overall success rate of GCB procedure was 93.3% in NDCS. There was no significant difference in success rate between male (92.9%) and female (93.8%) groups. There was also no significant difference in success rate found between Chinese (93.2%), Malay (94.4%) and Indian (91.7%) ethnic groups.
Conclusions: Orthodontic traction of impacted teeth involving GCB procedure is highly predictable across different genders, age groups and ethnic groups. Further research will be needed to investigate other variables affecting success rate of this procedure.