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Comparison of Alignment Efficiency, Arch Dimensional Changes, and Passive Extraction Space Closure Between Self-Ligating and Conventional Brackets in Extraction Crowding Patients: A Prospective Randomized Clinical Trial.

International journal of dentistry · Jamil M, Bokhari F, Hammad A, Saeed H, Mumtaz M, Kamran MA, Alqerban A, Hussain U, Bukhary F, Rehman A · 2026-08-13

Researchers compared self-ligating and conventional brackets in 70 extraction patients over nine months, finding self-ligating brackets achieved faster initial alignment and produced different arch changes, though passive space closure was similar between groups.

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