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Rebekah Raju, Ramasamy Navaneethan, Aravind Kumar Subramanian, Karthikeyan Ramalingam, Maria Maddalena Marrapodi*, Hande Uzunç?buk, Diana Russo, Marco Cicciù, Giuseppe Minervini

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9

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1

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Background: Orthodontic treatment involves the use of bite turbos that are frequently utilized in orthodontic therapy to disocclude the lower and upper teeth to achieve adequate alignment and leveling. This occurs due to excessive intrusive forces which led to resorption of roots. This study aimed to quantify the amount of apical root resorption in molar region caused by bite turbos using orthopantomograms (OPGs). Materials and Methods: The study involved 30 OPGs pertaining to orthodontic patients, each before and after orthodontic therapy. The study group involved patients for whom bite turbos were placed in the mandibular molar region for a minimum of 4 months during treatment. The control group involved the OPGs of patients without the use of bite turbos. The molar root and crown lengths were assessed using modified Lind approach. Root crown ratio was measured for each molar, and the relative root crown (rRCR) ratio was determined. Results:  The placement of biting turbos on the mandibular molars resulted in a decline in rRCR, which suggested a decrease in the root length. The ratios for the study and control groups differed significantly (p=0.014). Additionally, significant variations were detected between the study groups' pre and post ratios based on statistical analysis (p=0.00 ). Conclusion: C Bite turbos can be considered as a factor that could cause root resorption if used for a prolonged period during orthodontic therapy.