Recruitment of patients and eligibility standards
Along with contacting and recalling 75 individuals listed in the Orthodontics Department’s archives, 52 referred patients with upper impacted canines were also examined. It was found that 66 of them satisfied the inclusion requirements. Fifty-eight patients were accepted to participate in the study after the treatment plan and the orthodontic/surgical procedures were explained to all patients. Forty-six patients were then chosen at random to enter this study (
