Journal article

Publication year: 2018

Pages: 96-108

Journal: Journal of Orofacial Orthopedics

Volume number: 79

Issue number: 2

ISSN: 1434-5293

eISSN: 1615-6714

DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00056-018-0125-5

Publisher: Springer

Abstract: 

To investigate the long-term (15 years) benefit of orthodontic Class II treatment (Tx) on oral health (OH).

All patients (Department of Orthodontics, University of Giessen, Giessen, Germany) who underwent Class II correction (Herbst-multibracket Tx, end of active TxaEuro 15 years ago) and agreed to participate in a recall (clinical examination, interview, impressions, and photographs) were included. Records after active Tx were used to assess the long-term OH effects. Data were compared to corresponding population-representative age-cohorts as well as to untreated Class I controls without orthodontic Tx need during adolescence.

Of 152 treated Class II patients, 75 could be located and agreed to participate at 33.7aEuro +/- 3.0 years of age (pre-Tx age: 14.0aEuro +/- 2.7 years). The majority (70.8%) were fully satisfied with their teeth and with their masticatory system. The Decayed, Missing, Filled Teeth Index (DMFT) was 7.1aEuro +/- 4.8 and, thus, almost identical to that of the untreated Class I controls (7.9aEuro +/- 3.6). In contrast, the DMFT in the population-representative age-cohort was 56% higher. The determined mean Community Periodontal Index (CPI) maximum score (1.6aEuro +/- 0.6) was also comparable to the untreated Class I controls (1.7aEuro +/- 0.9) but in the corresponding population-representative age-cohort it was 19-44% higher. The extent of lower incisor gingival recessions did not differ significantly between the treated Class II participants and the untreated Class I controls (0.1aEuro +/- 0.2 vs. 0.0aEuro +/- 0.1aEuromm).

Patients with orthodontically treated severe Class II malocclusions had a lower risk for oral health impairment than the general population. The risk corresponded to that of untreated Class I controls (without orthodontic Tx need during adolescence).

Harvard Citation style: Bock, N., Saffar, M., Hudel, H., Evalahti, M., Heikinheimo, K., Rice, D., et al. (2018) Long-term effects of Class II orthodontic treatment on oral health, Journal of Orofacial Orthopedics, 79(2), pp. 96-108. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00056-018-0125-5

APA Citation style: Bock, N., Saffar, M., Hudel, H., Evalahti, M., Heikinheimo, K., Rice, D., & Ruf, S. (2018). Long-term effects of Class II orthodontic treatment on oral health. Journal of Orofacial Orthopedics. 79(2), 96-108. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00056-018-0125-5