From: The impact of the loss of first permanent molars on the duration of treatment in patients treated with orthodontic space closure and without skeletal anchorage
Number of losses
Dental Arches
0 (n = 24)
1 (n = 2)
2 (n = 8)
3 (n = 6)
4 (n = 3)
1 (n = 9)
2 (n = 10)
Treatment Time
22.5
30.5
36.8
57.2
50.7
36.1
52.5
X ± SD
± 7.95
± 14.8
± 6.78
± 18.5
± 24.5
± 8.45
± 19.9