Comparison of Skeletal, Dental, and Soft Tissue Changes Before and After Orthodontic Treatment in Patients with Congenitally Missing Bilateral Maxillary Lateral Incisors
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Design, Sample Size Calculation, and Criteria
2.2. Ethical Approval and Consent
2.3. Orthodontic Interventions and Cephalometric Measurements
2.4. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Method Error
3.2. Results of Skeletal Measurements
3.3. Results of Dental Measurements
3.4. Results of Soft Tissue Measurements
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
- (i)
- Ensures the planned maxillary incisor position,
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- Eliminates the waiting period for prosthetic restoration,
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- Provides a cost-effective solution,
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- Avoids potential anatomical disadvantages in the alveolar bone for future implant surgery.
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Study Groups (Space Opening and Closure) | Control Group |
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Age (year) | Mean ± sd | 18.1 ± 4.1 | 15.4 ± 2.9 | 14.9 ± 2.9 |
Gender | Female (n-%) | 15–83.3% | 14–77.8% | 14–82.4% |
Male (n-%) | 3–16.7% | 4–22.2% | 3–17.6% | |
Treatment duration (year) | 2.66 ± 1.07 | 3.41 ± 1.26 |
Cephalometric Points | Definitions |
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Sella (S) | The geometric center of the sella turcica. |
Nasion (N) | The most anterior and deepest point of the frontonasal suture. |
A point (A) | The deepest point of the bony concavity on the anterior surface of the maxilla. |
B point (B) | The deepest point of the bony concavity on the anterior surface of the mandible. |
Porion (Po) | The uppermost point of the bony concavity that forms the external auditory canal. |
Pogonion (Pog) | The most anterior point of the mandible in the sagittal plane. |
Gnathion (Gn) | The most anterior and inferior point of the mandible. |
Menton (Me) | The point where the lower border of the mandible meets the symphysis in the sagittal plane. |
Gonion (Go) | The point where the bisector of the angle formed by the intersection of lines, drawn along the ramus and corpus of the mandible, cuts the ramus. |
Maxillary incisor edge point | The point of the incisal edge of the most anteriorly positioned maxillary incisor. |
Mandibular incisor edge point | The point of the incisal edge of the most anteriorly positioned mandibular incisor. |
Subnasale (Sn) | The point of junction between the lower border of the nasal septum and the upper lip. |
Labialis superior anterior (LSA) | The most anterior point of the upper lip in the sagittal plane. |
Labialis inferior anterior (LIA) | The most anterior point of the lower lip in the sagittal plane. |
Condylion (Co) | The most superoposterior point of the condyle in the sagittal plane. |
Parameters | Definitions | |
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Angular measurements (°) | U1/SN | It is the angle that the axis inclination of the upper incisor makes with the SN plane. |
U1/NA | The angle between the inclination of the upper incisor axis and the NA line. | |
L1/NB | It is the angle between the lower incisor axis inclination and the NB line. | |
Nasolabial | It is the angle formed by the intersection of the most anterior point of the upper lip and the tangent passing through the columella in the subnasale region. | |
Labiomental | It is the angle formed at the intersection of the most anterior point of the lower lip, the supramentale, and the lines drawn from the soft tissue pogonion to the supramentale. | |
Upper Lip | It is the angle formed between the line drawn from the most anterior point of the upper lip to the subnasale point and the GDS. | |
U1-ANSPNS | The angle formed at the intersection of the upper incisal axis inclination and the spinalar plane. | |
U1–Upper Occlusal Plane | The angle formed between the inclination of the upper incisor axis and the upper occlusal plane. | |
Linear Measurements (mm) | U1/NA | The distance measured from the incisal of the upper incisor down to the NA line. |
L1/NB | The distance measured from the incisal of the lower incisor to the NB line. | |
A Nasion Perpendicular (N⊥A) | It is the distance between the perpendiculars, lowered from the points Nasion and A to the Frankfurt horizontal plane. | |
Effective Maxillary Length | This is the distance between the Condylon point and point A. | |
Upper Lip Length (Sn-ULI) | The distance between the subnasale point and the lowest point of the upper lip. | |
Upper Lip Thickness | The distance between the most anterior part of the upper lip and the inner part. | |
Upper Lip–E Line | The distance between the most anterior point of the upper lip and the E plane. | |
Lower Lip–E Line | The distance between the most anterior point of the lower lip and the E plane. | |
A’-TVL (mm) | The distance between the soft tissue point A and the true vertical line. | |
Upper Incisor Incisal—TVL | The distance between the incisal point of the upper incisor and the true vertical line. | |
Upper Lip Anterior Part—TVL | It is the distance between the most anterior point of the upper lip and the true vertical line. |
Control 1 | Space Opening 2 | Space Closure 3 | p | ||
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SNA | |||||
T0 | Mean ± sd | 81.4 ± 1.4 | 81.6 ± 4.1 | 79.2 ± 2.8 1 | 0.036 *,K |
T1 | Mean ± sd | 81.4 ± 1.4 | 81.8 ± 4.3 | 78.6 ± 2.9 1,2 | 0.006 *,K |
T0/T1 Change | Mean ± sd | 0.2 ± 1.2 | −0.6 ± 1.3 | 0.077 M | |
Intra Group Change p | 0.415 W | 0.093 W | |||
SNB | |||||
T0 | Mean ± sd | 79.2 ± 1.1 | 79.9 ± 3.4 | 77.3 ± 3.0 1,2 | 0.012 *,K |
T1 | Mean ± sd | 79.2 ± 1.1 | 80.5 ± 3.7 | 76.8 ± 3.1 1,2 | 0.002 *,K |
T0/T1 Change | Mean ± sd | 0.6 ± 1.3 | −0.5 ± 1.3 | 0.025 *,M | |
Intra Group Change p | 0.092 W | 0.103 W | |||
ANB | |||||
T0 | Mean ± sd | 2.3 ± 1.0 | 1.6 ± 1.4 | 1.9 ± 1.2 | 0.224 K |
T1 | Mean ± sd | 2.3 ± 1.0 | 1.4 ± 1.6 | 1.9 ± 1.5 | 0.183 K |
T0/T1 Change | Mean ± sd | −0.2 ± 0.6 | −0.1 ± 0.6 | 0.397 M | |
Intra Group Change p | 0.157 W | 0.655 W | |||
GOGn/SN | |||||
T0 | Mean ± sd | 33.7 ± 3.0 | 32.4 ± 4.2 | 35.3 ± 4.9 | 0.129 K |
T1 | Mean ± sd | 33.7 ± 3.0 | 32.3 ± 4.6 | 35.9 ± 5.1 2 | 0.045 *,K |
T0/T1 Change | Mean ± sd | −0.1 ± 2.4 | 0.6 ± 2.1 | 0.242 M | |
Intra Group Change p | 0.905 W | 0.187 W | |||
A-Nazion Perpendicular | |||||
T0 | Mean ± sd | −1.4 ± 2.5 | −1.5 ± 4.2 | −3.5 ± 2.8 | 0.115 A |
T1 | Mean ± sd | −1.4 ± 2.5 | −1.1 ± 4.8 | −3.7 ± 3.5 | 0.101 A |
T0/T1 Change | Mean ± sd | 0.4 ± 2.4 | −0.2 ± 2.8 | 0.537 t | |
Intra Group Change p | 0.500 P | 0.817 P | |||
Effective Maxillar Length | |||||
T0 | Mean ± sd | 87.7 ± 4.2 | 83.3 ± 3.61 | 81.4 ± 6.8 1 | 0.001 *,K |
T1 | Mean ± sd | 87.7 ± 4.2 | 87.1 ± 3.2 | 83.8 ± 6.1 1 | <0.050 *,K |
T0/T1 Change | Mean ± sd | 3.8 ± 3.4 | 2.4 ± 2.8 | 0.314 M | |
Intra Group Change p | <0.001 *,W | <0.001 *,W |
Control 1 | Space Opening 2 | Space Closure 3 | p | ||
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U1/SN | |||||
T0 | Mean ± sd | 104.3 ± 3.1 | 100.2 ± 4.5 1 | 98.1 ± 7.5 1 | 0.004 *,A |
T1 | Mean ± sd | 104.3 + 3.1 2 | 108.2 ± 3.2 | 100.0 ± 7.6 2 | <0.001 *,A |
T0/T1 Change | Mean ± sd | 8.0 ± 5.7 | 1.9 ± 6.0 | 0.004 *,t | |
Intra Group Change p | <0.001 *,P | 0.198 P | |||
U1/NA | |||||
T0 | Mean ± sd | 24.1 ± 3.6 | 20.2 ± 4.6 | 19.9 ± 6.6 1 | 0.031 *,A |
T1 | Mean ± sd | 24.1 ± 3.6 | 27.2 ± 4.5 | 24.4 ± 5.7 | 0.099 A |
T0/T1 Change | Mean ± sd | 7.0 ± 6.6 | 4.4 ± 7.9 | 0.300 t | |
Intra Group Change p | <0.001 *,P | 0.035 *,P | |||
U1-ANSPNS | |||||
T0 | Mean ± sd | 113.7 ± 5.2 | 109.8 ± 5.5 | 107.8 ± 6.31 | 0.012 *,A |
T1 | Mean ± sd | 113.7 ± 5.2 | 116.6 ± 4.3 | 110.6 ± 6.32 | 0.008 *,A |
T0/T1 Change | Mean ± sd | 6.8 ± 6.0 | 2.8 ± 6.6 | 0.070 t | |
Intra Group Change p | <0.001 *,P | 0.106 P | |||
IMPA | |||||
T0 | Mean ± sd | 91.5 ± 3.3 | 90.2 ± 5.5 | 86.4 ± 6.5 1 | 0.016 *,A |
T1 | Mean ± sd | 91.5 ± 3.3 | 92.4 ± 7.2 | 86.9 ± 7.2 2 | 0.025 *,A |
T0/T1 Change | Mean ± sd | 2.3 ± 4.6 | 0.6 ± 7.4 | 0419 t | |
Intra Group Change p | 0.051 P | 0.746 P | |||
Interincisal Angle | |||||
T0 | Mean ± sd | 130.3 ± 6.5 | 136.9 ± 11.4 | 140.2 ± 9.6 1 | 0.010 *,A |
T1 | Mean ± sd | 130.3 ± 6.5 | 129.8 ± 9.0 | 134.9 ± 10.7 | 0.194 A |
T0/T1 Change | Mean ± sd | −7.1 ± 9.0 | −5.3 ± 11.0 | 0.597 t | |
Intra Group Change p | 0.004 *,P | 0.066 P | |||
U1–Upper Occlusal Plane | |||||
T0 | Mean ± sd | 57.6 ± 3.0 | 59.8 ± 4.8 | 62.1 ± 6.3 1 | 0.016 *,A |
T1 | Mean ± sd | 57.6 ± 3.0 | 55.2 ± 3.2 | 61.4 ± 5.7 1,2 | <0.001 *,A |
T0/T1 Change | Mean ± sd | −4.6 ± 4.8 | −0.6 ± 7.0 | 0.057 t | |
Intra Group Change p | 0.001 *,P | 0.707 P | |||
U1-ANSPNS | |||||
T0 | Mean ± sd | 113.7 ± 5.2 | 109.8 ± 5.5 | 107.8 ± 6.3 1 | 0.012 *,A |
T1 | Mean ± sd | 113.7 ± 5.2 | 116.6 ± 4.3 | 110.6 ± 6.3 2 | 0.008 *,A |
T0/T1 Change | Mean ± sd | 6.8 ± 6.0 | 2.8 ± 6.6 | 0.070 t | |
Intra Group Change p | <0.001 *,P | 0.106 P | |||
L1/NB | |||||
T0 | Mean ± sd | 23.2 ± 4.8 | 20.9 ± 8.5 | 17.9 ± 7.1 | 0.086 A |
T1 | Mean ± sd | 23.2 ± 4.8 | 21.7 ± 9.1 | 19.2 ± 7.9 | 0.283 A |
T0/T1 Change | Mean ± sd | 0.8 ± 4.5 | 1.3 ± 7.3 | 0.801 t | |
Intra Group Change p | 0.471 P | 0.474 P |
Control 1 | Space Opening 2 | Space Closure 3 | p | ||
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U1/NA | |||||
T0 | Mean ± sd | 5.2 ± 1.3 | 3.4 ± 1.9 1 | 3.5 ± 2.1 1 | 0.008 *,K |
T1 | Mean ± sd | 5.2 ± 1.3 | 6.2 ± 1.8 | 4.5 ± 2.8 2 | 0.008 *,K |
T0/T1 Change | Mean ± sd | 2.8 ± 2.7 | 1.0 ± 3.2 | 0.075 m | |
Intra Group Change p | <0.001 *,W | 0.379 W | |||
L1/NB | |||||
T0 | Mean ± sd | 4.8 ± 1.6 | 3.1 ± 3.2 | 3.4 ± 2.5 | 0.112 A |
T1 | Mean ± sd | 4.8 ± 1.6 | 4.0 ± 2.4 | 3.5 ± 2.6 | 0.260 A |
T0/T1 Change | Mean ± sd | 0.9 ± 1.6 | 0.1 ± 2.1 | 0.207 t | |
Intra Group Change p | 0.028 *,P | 0.876 P | |||
Upper Incisor-TVL | |||||
T0 | Mean ± sd | 12.7 ± 2.1 | 13.7 ± 2.3 | 11.8 ± 4.2 | 0.180 A |
T1 | Mean ± sd | 12.7 ± 2.1 | 12.2 ± 2.7 | 13.4 ± 3.6 | 0.483 A |
T0/T1 Change | Mean ± sd | −1.5 ± 2.2 | 1.6 ± 3.1 | 0.002 *,t | |
Intra Group Change p | 0.011 *,P | <0.050 *,P | |||
Overjet | |||||
T0 | Mean ± sd | 3.3 ± 0.42 | 2.4 ± 0.8 | 3.2 ± 1.2 2 | 0.001 *,K |
T1 | Mean ± sd | 3.3 ± 0.4 | 3.8 ± 0.8 | 3.2 ± 0.9 2 | 0.042 *,K |
T0/T1 Change | Mean ± sd | 1.5 ± 0.8 | 0.0 ± 1.7 | <0.001 *,M | |
Intra Group Change p | <0.001 *,W | 0.407 *,W | |||
Overbite | |||||
T0 | Mean ± sd | 2.5 ± 0.9 | 2.7 ± 1.4 | 3.1 ± 1.4 | 0.348 K |
T1 | Mean ± sd | 2.5 ± 0.9 | 2.1 ± 0.9 | 2.4 ± 1.4 | 0.895 K |
T0/T1 Change | Mean ± sd | −0.6 ± 1.3 | −0.6 ± 1.8 | 0.409 M | |
Intra Group Change p | 0.067 W | 0.109 W |
Control 1 | Space Opening 2 | Space Closure 3 | p | ||
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Nasolabial Angle | |||||
T0 | Mean ± sd | 109.5 ± 7.7 | 108.9 ± 7.6 | 109.8 ± 10.2 | 0.953 A |
T1 | Mean ± sd | 109.5 ± 7.7 | 105.0 ± 9.0 | 110.3 ± 10.3 | 0.180 A |
T0/T1 Change | Mean ± sd | −3.9 ± 9.7 | 0.5± 10.1 | 0.196 t | |
Intra Group Change p | 0.102 P | 0.850 P | |||
Labiomental Angle | |||||
T0 | Mean ± sd | 121.8 ± 10.3 | 125.2 ± 11.8 | 133.3 ± 16.5 1 | 0.036 *,A |
T1 | Mean ± sd | 121.8 ± 10.3 | 120.8± 12.6 | 132.6 ± 11.7 1,2 | 0.007 *,A |
T0/T1 Change | Mean ± sd | −4.4 ± 9.3 | −0.6 ± 13.4 | 0.341 t | |
Intra Group Change p | 0.062 P | 0.844 P | |||
Upper Lip Angle | |||||
T0 | Mean ± sd | 5.1± 4.9 | 4.8 ± 5.7 | 8.2 ± 7.5 | 0.203 A |
T1 | Mean ± sd | 5.1 ± 0.9 | 8.7 ± 6.0 | 3.8 ± 5.52 | 0.027 *,A |
T0/T1 Change | Mean ± sd | 3.9 ± 4.5 | −4.4 ± 6.6 | <0.001 *,t | |
Intra Group Change p | 0.002 *,P | 0.014 *,P | |||
Upper Lip Length | |||||
T0 | Mean ± sd | 18.2 ± 2.0 | 17.7 ± 1.3 | 18.0 ± 2.4 | 0.691 A |
T1 | Mean ± sd | 18.2 ± 2.0 | 18.5 ± 1.9 | 18.6 ± 1.6 | 0.837 A |
T0/T1 Change | Mean ± sd | 0.8 ± 1.7 | 0.6 ± 2.4 | 0.750 t | |
Intra Group Change p | 0.062 P | 0.327 P | |||
Upper Lip Thickness | |||||
T0 | Mean ± sd | 12.9± 2.1 | 13.1 ± 1.7 | 12.6 ± 3.3 | 0.786 A |
T1 | Mean ± sd | 12.9 ± 2.1 | 13.3 ± 2.3 | 13.2 ± 2.6 | 0.889 A |
T0/T1 Change | Mean ± sd | 0.2 ± 1.3 | 0.6 ± 2.9 | 0.551 t | |
Intra Group Change p | 0.625 P | 0.388 P | |||
Anterior Upper Lip–TVL | |||||
T0 | Mean ± sd | 1.4 ± 0.9 | 1.0 ± 1.2 | 1.9 ± 2.3 | 0.230 A |
T1 | Mean ± sd | 1.4 ± 0.9 | 1.5 ± 1.3 | 1.0 ± 1.2 | 0.347 A |
T0/T1 Change | Mean ± sd | 0.5 ± 1.3 | −0.9 ± 2.3 | 0.024 *,t | |
Intra Group Change p | 0.106 P | 0.106 P | |||
Upper Lip–E Line | |||||
T0 | Mean ± sd | −4.3 ± 2.5 | −4.3 ± 2.9 | −4.2 ± 1.9 | 0.991 A |
T1 | Mean ± sd | −4.3 ± 2.5 | −4.2 ± 3.8 | −4.4 ± 1.7 | 0.979 A |
T0/T1 Change | Mean ± sd | 0.0 ± 2.3 | −0.2 ± 1.5 | 0.711 t | |
Intra Group Change p | 0.992 P | 0.507 P | |||
Lower Lip–E Line | |||||
T0 | Mean ± sd | −2.8 ± 2.3 | −3.1 ± 3.5 | −1.7 ± 2.2 | 0.314 A |
T1 | Mean ± sd | −2.8 ± 2.3 | −2.9 ± 3.5 | −2.3 ± 2.1 | 0.788 A |
T0/T1 Change | Mean ± sd | 0.2 ± 1.6 | −0.6 ± 1.5 | 0.146 t | |
Intra Group Change p | 0.544 P | 0.158 P | |||
A’-TVL | |||||
T0 | Mean ± sd | −1.9 ± 0.5 | −2.3 ± 0.7 | −1.2 ± 0.8 1,2 | <0.001 *,A |
T1 | Mean ± sd | −1.9 ± 0.5 | −2.2 ± 0.9 | −2.1 ± 0.8 | 0.520 A |
T0/T1 Change | Mean ± sd | 0.1 ± 1.0 | −0.9 ± 0.9 | 0.006 *,t | |
Intra Group Change p | 0.695 P | 0.001 *,P |
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Şenel, T.; Cicek, O. Comparison of Skeletal, Dental, and Soft Tissue Changes Before and After Orthodontic Treatment in Patients with Congenitally Missing Bilateral Maxillary Lateral Incisors. Medicina 2025, 61, 485. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina61030485
Şenel T, Cicek O. Comparison of Skeletal, Dental, and Soft Tissue Changes Before and After Orthodontic Treatment in Patients with Congenitally Missing Bilateral Maxillary Lateral Incisors. Medicina. 2025; 61(3):485. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina61030485
Chicago/Turabian StyleŞenel, Tuğba, and Orhan Cicek. 2025. "Comparison of Skeletal, Dental, and Soft Tissue Changes Before and After Orthodontic Treatment in Patients with Congenitally Missing Bilateral Maxillary Lateral Incisors" Medicina 61, no. 3: 485. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina61030485
APA StyleŞenel, T., & Cicek, O. (2025). Comparison of Skeletal, Dental, and Soft Tissue Changes Before and After Orthodontic Treatment in Patients with Congenitally Missing Bilateral Maxillary Lateral Incisors. Medicina, 61(3), 485. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina61030485