Case Report

Biological Anchorage and Canine Orthodontic Movement Rate with a New Technique for Micro-Osteoperforations

Table 1

Changes in linear and angular movement of first molars and canines at different time points.

T0-T1T1-T2T2-T3T0-T3MeanSDT0-T3 Dif

MD-URFM (mm)0.050.940.091.090.360.500.7
MD-ULFM (mm)1.330.560.182.060.680.58
MDURC (mm)2.4820.454.931.641.053.21
MDULC (mm)0.511.090.121.720.570.48
BPURFM (mm)0.81-0.2-0.50.120.030.681.11
BPULFM (mm)0.310.440.481.230.400.09
BP-URC (mm)-0.73-1.70-2.43-0.810.852.6
BP-ULC (mm)-0.19-0.791.230.240.081.03
ANG-URFM (grades)0.21.3-0.31.20.40.811.3
ANG-ULFM (grades)0.11.112.20.730.55
ANG-URC (grades)-84.1-4.2-9-34.170
ANG-ULC (grades)00-9-9-35.19

Tooth on the intervention side; MD: mesiodistal movement; BP: buccopalatal movement; ANG: rotational movement; (-): mesiobuccal direction; (+): distobuccal direction; URC: upper right canine; ULC: upper left canine; URFM: upper right first molar; ULRM: upper left first molar.