Crevicular Alkaline Phosphatase Activity and Rate of Tooth Movement of Female Orthodontic Subjects under Different Continuous Force Applications

Table 1

The inclusion criteria for patient selection.

Inclusion criteria
(1) Healthy with no known systemic diseases
(2) Good general and periodontal health and not pregnant
(3) Mild-to-moderate crowding of the maxillary and; mandibular arches
(4) Need at least maxillary first premolar extractions
(5) Canine relationship of class II 1/2 unit or more
(6) Class II/1 incisal relationship with an overjet of more than; 6 mm
(7) Overbite not more than 50%
(8) No use of any anti-inflammatory drugs during the study
(9) No previous orthodontic or orthopaedic treatment
(10) No craniofacial anomalies