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Table 1 Characteristics of 18 participants of the study (Kyiv, Ukraine) (n = 18, M ± m)

From: The regulatory role of the RANKL/RANK/OPG signaling pathway in the mechanisms of tooth eruption in patients with impacted teeth

Patients

Group

Patient №

Age range

Maxillary/ mandibular

Type of orthodontic treatment

Weight of bone tissue sample, g

Patients with normally erupted teeth

#1 – bone tissue, that was taken from the area of the normally erupted third molar (control group)

1

21–28

Mean ± SD25.00 ± 3.03

maxilla

Metal orthodontic brackets

0.0457

3

maxilla

Metal orthodontic brackets

0.0522

4

maxilla

Metal orthodontic brackets

0.0674

5

maxilla

Metal orthodontic brackets

0.0575

6

maxilla

Metal orthodontic brackets

0.0661

8

maxilla

Metal orthodontic brackets

0.0355

Patients with tooth impaction

#2 – bone tissue of patients with tooth impaction, collected from the area of the normally erupted third molar

9

21–29

Mean ± SD25.42 ± 3.34

maxilla

Metal orthodontic brackets

0.0341

10

maxilla

Metal orthodontic brackets

0.0481

11

maxilla

Metal orthodontic brackets

0.0452

12

maxilla

Metal orthodontic brackets

0.0503

13

maxilla

Metal orthodontic brackets

0.0388

14

maxilla

Metal orthodontic brackets

0.0426

#3 – bone tissue of patients with tooth impaction, collected from the area of the impacted third molar

15

maxilla

Metal orthodontic brackets

0.0513

16

maxilla

Metal orthodontic brackets

0.0641

17

maxilla

Metal orthodontic brackets

0.0852

18

maxilla

Metal orthodontic brackets

0.0374

19

maxilla

Metal orthodontic brackets

0.0371

20

maxilla

Metal orthodontic brackets

0.0509