Another way of looking at treatment stability.

CONCLUSIONS:   The pattern of physiological changes in dentition for participants between the ages of 12 and 39 was different between sexes. Females showed more relapse than males between 10 and 15 years posttreatment. This distinction should be considered when evaluating long-term orthodontic treatment responses.
PMID: 26918314 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: The Angle Orthodontist - February 26, 2016 Category: Dentistry Authors: Zinad K, Schols AM, Schols JG Tags: Angle Orthod Source Type: research