Prevalence of white spot lesion formation during orthodontic treatment.

Conclusions: Nearly 25% of the patients developed WSLs while in treatment, depending on fluorosis, treatment time, preexisting WSLs, and oral hygiene. Orthodontists need to be mindful of these risk factors when making treatment decisions.
PMID: 23289733 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: The Angle Orthodontist - January 4, 2013 Category: Dentistry Authors: Julien KC, Buschang PH, Campbell PM Tags: Angle Orthod Source Type: research