Initial forces experienced by the anterior and posterior teeth during dental-anchored or skeletal-anchored en masse retraction in vitro.

CONCLUSIONS: All retraction methods produced sufficient forces to retract the anterior teeth during en masse retraction. Skeletal anchorage reduced forces on the posterior teeth but introduced greater vertical forces on the anterior teeth.
PMID: 27830931 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: The Angle Orthodontist - November 9, 2016 Category: Dentistry Authors: Lee D, Heo G, El-Bialy T, Carey JP, Major PW, Romanyk DL Tags: Angle Orthod Source Type: research