Table 2: Characteristics of the studies included in the systematic review.
Authors |
Study |
Treatment type and duration |
Sample size and age |
Teeth type |
Evaluation method |
Type of resorption |
Results |
Khan AR, et al. [5] |
Retrospective controlled clinical trial |
Conventional brackets. Treatment duration: 3.17 ± 1.09 years |
30 patients. Mean age 26.37 ± 2.4 years |
30 endodontically treated teeth and 30 contralateral vital teeth |
Digital panoramic radiographs |
External apical root resorption |
Vital teeth showed more root resorption as compared to endodontically treated teeth (p = 0.045). |
Esteves T, et al. [12] |
Retrospective controlled clinical trial |
Conventional brackets. Treatment duration: ≥ 20 months |
16 patients. Age not mentioned |
16 endodontically treated maxillary central incisors and 16 contralateral vital teeth |
Periapical radiographs |
External apical root resorption |
No statistically significant difference (p > 0.05) |
Llamas - Carreras JM, et al. [14] |
Prospective controlled clinical trial |
Multiband/brackets. Treatment duration: 24.0 ± 12.0 months |
38 patients. Mean age 30.7 ± 10.2 years |
38 endodontically treated maxillary incisors and 38 contralateral vital teeth |
Digital panoramic radiographs |
External apical root resorption |
No statistically significant difference (p > 0.05) |
Lee YJ, et al. [19] |
Retrospective controlled clinical trial |
Conventional brackets. Treatment duration: 26.58 ± 8.58 months |
35 patients |
35 endodontically treated teeth and 35 contralateral vital teeth |
Digital panoramic radiographs |
External apical root resorption |
Endodontically treated teeth showed less root resorption as compared to vital teeth (p < 0.0001). |
Kolcuoğlu K, et al. [18] |
Prospective controlled clinical trial |
Self-ligating brackets. Treatment duration: 8 weeks |
16 patients. |
16 endodontically treated premolars and 16 contralateral vital teeth |
Radiographs and micro-CT |
External root resorption in cervical, middle and apical thirds |
Endodontically treated teeth showed less root resorption as compared to vital teeth (p < 0.05). |
Castro I, et al. [15] |
Retrospective controlled clinical trial |
Conventional brackets. Treatment duration: 22 months |
6 adolescents Mean age 12.8 ± 1.8 years |
20 endodontically treated posterior teeth and 20 contralateral vital teeth |
CBCT |
External apical root resorption |
No statistically significant difference (p > 0.05) |
Llamas-carreras JM, et al. [6] |
Prospective controlled clinical trial |
Multiband/brackets. Treatment duration: 26.8 ± 8.9 months |
77 patients. Mean age 32.7 ± 10.7 years |
77 endodontically treated teeth and 77 contralateral vital teeth |
Digital panoramic radiographs |
External apical root resorption |
No statistically significant difference (p > 0.05). |
Kurnaz S, etb al. [17] |
Retrospective controlled clinical trial |
Conventional brackets. Treatment duration: 1.8 ± 0.68 years |
69 patients. Mean age between 17.94 ± 3.29 years |
69 endodontically treated molars and 69 contralateral vital teeth |
Digital panoramic radiographs |
External apical root resorption |
Vital teeth showed more root resorption as compared to endodontically treated teeth (p < 0.05). |
Giovanni HGI, et al. [16] |
Retrospective controlled clinical trial |
Conventional brackets. Treatment duration ≥ 12 months |
36 patients. Average age between 20-39 years |
Nonspecific |
Digital panoramic radiographs |
External apical root resorption |
No statistically significant difference (p > 0.05). |
Esteves T, et al. [13] |
Retrospective Controlled clinical trial |
Conventional brackets. Treatment duration ≥ 6 months |
28 patients. Age not mentioned |
28 endodontically treated maxillary central incisors and 28 contralateral vital teeth |
Periapical radiographs |
External apical root resorption |
No statistically significant difference (p = 0.14; p > 0.05). |