Title

Root resorption in fixed versus clear aligner therapy: A CBCT-based comparative study

Authors

Zeeshan Mubashir¹, Ravi Ranjan Sinha², Monika Koul³, Panga Gnana Sarita Kumari⁴, Rushit Patel⁵, Afrah Fatima⁶ & Rahul Tiwari⁷*

Affiliation

¹Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Al Jouf Specialised Dental Center, Ministry of Health, Sakaka, Aljouf Province, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; ²Department of Prosthodontics, The Oxford Dental College, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India; ³Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, M. M. College of Dental Sciences and Research, Maharishi Markandeshwar (Deemed-to-be University), Mullana, Ambala, Haryana, India; ⁴Department of Public Health Dentistry, SIBAR Institute of Dental Sciences, Takkellapadu, Guntur andhra Pradesh, India; ⁵Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Karnavati School of Dentistry, Uvarsad, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India; ⁶Department of Orthodontics, Panineeya Institute of Dental Sciences and Research Centre, Hyderabad, Telangana, India; ⁷Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, RKDF Dental College and Research Centre, Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan University, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India; *Corresponding author

Email

Zeeshan Mubashir - E-mail: dr.zeeshanmubashir@gmail.com
Ravi Ranjan Sinha - E-mail: r.ravi.sinha@gmail.com
Monika Koul - E-mail: monika.koul@mmumullana.org
Sarita Kumari - E-mail: drpgsarita@gmail.com
Rushit Patel - E-mail: drrushitpatel@gmail.com
Afrah Fatima - E-mail: af.fatima3@gmail.com
Rahul Tiwari - E-mail: drrahulvctiwari@gmail.com

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received November 15, 2025; Revised December 15, 2025; Accepted December 15, 2025, Published December 15, 2025

Abstract

Root resorption is an undesirable but common sequela of orthodontic tooth movement. Therefore, it is of interest to compare root resorption associated with fixed orthodontic appliances and clear aligner therapy using cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT). Data revealed significantly higher external apical root resorption in fixed appliance patients compared to aligner users. Thus, CBCT provided precise volumetric measurements, confirming aligners as a safer modality for minimizing root resorption.

Keywords

Root resorption, orthodontic appliances, fixed, orthodontic appliances, removable, cone-beam computed tomography, tooth movement

Citation

Mubashir et al. Bioinformation 21(12): 4307-4310 (2025)

Edited by

Rashmi Daga

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.