A 3-year audit of the failure rate of first molar buccal tubes among orthodontic patients in a Nigerian population

Background: This study aimed to assess the bond failure rate of molar buccal tubes during active orthodontic treatments and the effect of age of the patient, gender, dental arches (maxillary and mandibular), and side of the arch on molar buccal tube bond failure. Methods: This was a retrospective st...

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Main Authors: Onyinye Dorothy Umeh, Abisola Sandra Eniola, Anne N Ndukwe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2021-01-01
Series:Nigerian Journal of Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.njmonline.org/article.asp?issn=1115-2613;year=2021;volume=30;issue=2;spage=205;epage=209;aulast=Umeh