%0 Journal Article %T The Impact of Orthodontic Bands on the Marginal Periodontium of Maxillary First Molars: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Radiographic Analysis %A Giorgio Menghini %A Patrick R. Schmidlin %A Sabine Teubner %A Stefan Baumgartner %A Thomas Attin %J Archive of "The Open Dentistry Journal". %D 2018 %R 10.2174/1874210601812010312 %X Available information on the effect of orthodontic treatment on crestal alveolar bone levels measured in radiographs is contradictory. The aim of this study was to compare the alveolar bone level and periodontal ligament space of banded upper first molars to untreated controls %K Alveolar bone level %K Periodontal ligament space %K Orthodontic treatment %K Molar bands %K Marginal periodontium %K Radiographic analysis %U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5944122/