Open AccessAssessment of clinical outcomes of Roth and MBT bracket prescription using the American Board of Orthodontics Objective Grading System
Author(s) -
Mahesh Jain,
Joseph Varghese,
Rohan Mascarenhas,
Subraya Mogra,
Siddarth Shetty,
Nidhi Dhakar
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
contemporary clinical dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.289
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 0976-237X
pISSN - 0976-2361
DOI - 10.4103/0976-237x.118361
Subject(s) - grading (engineering) , orthodontics , medicine , bracket , medical prescription , dentistry , engineering , mechanical engineering , nursing , civil engineering
There is always a need to assess whether small changes in bracket prescription can lead to visually detectable differences in tooth positions. However, with little clinical evidence to show advantages of any of the popularly used bracket systems, orthodontists are forced to make clinical decisions with little scientific guidance.