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Table 1

Treatment duration of the different treament stages and spacings in the upper and lower jaw (UJ, LJ) before start of alignment and space closure.

BaselineAlignmentSpace closureFinishingTotal treatment time (months)
Crowding (mm), Overjet (mm), Spaces (mm), Treatment time (months), Spaces (mm), Treatment time (months), Treatment time (months),
UJLJUJLJ