FREQUENCY OF BRACKET BREAKAGE DURING ORTHODNTIC TREATMENT

Authors

  • Zoya Maryam B.D.S, Demonstrator Orthodontic, Multan Medical and Dental College, Southern Bypass Multan.
  • Sohaib Hassan B.D.S, FCPS, M Orth (RCS Ed), MHPE Scholar, Associate Professor & Consultant Orthodontist
  • Quratulaine Shabbir B.D.S, Demonstrator Orthodontic, MMDC, Multan.
  • Madiha Riasat B.D.S, M.Sc Periodontology, C-Implant, C –HR, CHPE. Assistant Professor, Periodontology, KMU Institute of Dental Sciences, Kohat.
  • Amna Saleem Phd Scholar, Institute of Business and Management Sciences, UET, Lahore
  • Javeria Afzal B.D.S, Assistant Professor, Prosthodontic, Multan Medical and Dental College, Multan.

Keywords:

Bracket breakage, Frequency, Orthodontic treatment

Abstract

Aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of orthodontic bracket breakage among orthodontic patients at Multan Medical and Dental College, Multan. This study stretched over 23 months period from January 2017 to December, 2018. For this study 147 patients (53males and 94females) routine patients undergoing orthodontic treatment were examined.

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Published

31-12-2021

Issue

Vol. 41 No. 4 (2021): October-December 2021

Section

Orthodontics

How to Cite

1.
Zoya Maryam, Sohaib Hassan, Quratulaine Shabbir, Madiha Riasat, Amna Saleem, Javeria Afzal. FREQUENCY OF BRACKET BREAKAGE DURING ORTHODNTIC TREATMENT. Pak Oral Dent J [Internet]. 2021 Dec. 31 [cited 2026 Feb. 28];41(4):212-7. Available from: https://podj.com.pk/index.php/podj/article/view/655