RELAPSE AND STABILITY : AN EVALUATION OF CLASS I MALOCCLUSION NONEXTRACTION THERAPY

비발치로 치료한 제1급 부정교합자의 재귀현상에 관한 연구

One of the strenuous problems in orthodontic procedures is postretention stability and retention against relapse. Many investigative trial had been done to disclose the factors associated with relapse and effective prescription to stave off, however, the nature of these jeopardies remained obscure. The objective was to investigate the long-term stability and quantitative changes of dental arches subsequently after Class I nonextraction treatment. Study models,cephalometric headfilms of 26 samples which were taken before, after teatment and postretention were employed to measure the interdental width of corresponding buccal teeth,overbite,overjet and the inclination of incisors and molars. Statistical analysis was carried to compare each measurements across the time period, and followings were brought around. 1. The quantitative amount of relapse in overbite presented positive correlation with the amount of changes through the treatment. 2. Stability of intercanine width was so far secure in the case the expansion had been done through. 3. The amount of changes in intercanine width of the lower regardless of expansion or contraction manifested less than the upper, however, the relapse ratio got high. 4. The upper and lower incisors were likely to be labioversive, and remained stable after retention. 5. The first molars of the upper and lower were conceivably tipped back immediately after treatment and returned to the original angulation. The expansion of intermolar width stayed stable across the time scheme after treatment It was suggested that the maintenance of intercanine width of lower was pertinent to perform the postretention stabilityv and the expansion of dental arch shoed be confined within physiologic boundaries of the patients.

이 연구는 제1급 총생치 부정교합자를 비발치로 치료한 후, 교정치료개시기에서부터 보정완료 후까지 장기간의 변화를 관찰하여 치열의 양적 변화와 그경향을 이해하기 위하여 시행되었다. 연구자료는 26명에 대한 교정치료개시, 교정치료 직후 빛 보정종료까지의 일련의 석고모형과 두부엑스선규격사진이었으며, 이들을 계측하고 분석하여 다음의 결과와 결론을 얻었다. 1. 수직부피개의 재귀량은 치료량과 상관성이 있었다. 2. 상악견치간 폭경은 치료직후 확대된 증례에서는 안정성이 있었으나 감소된 증례에서는 재귀율이 컸다. 3. 하악견치간폭경은 치료직후 확대 혹은 축소에 관계없이 재귀율이 높았다. 4. 상하악 전치는 치료직후 순측경사를 보였고, 보정기간동안에 안정성이 있었다. 5. 치료직후 상하악 제1대구치는 대체로 원심경사하였으며 보정기간중에 원래의 위치로 재귀하였으며, 대구치간 폭경은 치료직후 약간 확대되어 보정기간중에 안정성을 보였다. 6. 비발치 치료증례의 보정은 하악 견치간 폭경의 유지에 유의하여야 하며, 하악치열궁의 확대는 해당악골의 생리적한계내에서 이루어져야 할것으로 생각된다.