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Baseline age, gender, crowding, and malocclusion type were recorded. Standardized 0.022\u2010inch MBT brackets were bonded, with alignment started using 0.014\u2010inch nickel\u2010titanium (NiTi) archwires and monthly follow\u2010ups. Outcomes\u2014Little\u2019s Irregularity Index, intercanine and intermolar widths, and passive extraction space closure\u2014were measured on blinded casts at baseline, 3, 6, and 9 months using digital calipers, with no active space\u2010closing auxiliaries. Data were analyzed using linear mixed\u2010effects models with repeated measures and covariates; regression coefficients with 95% CIs were reported, and\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2264 0.05 was considered significant.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Over the 9\u2010month observation period, both groups showed substantial improvement in alignment. SLBs demonstrated faster early alignment, with greater reductions in Little\u2019s Irregularity Index at 3 months in both arches (maxilla: \u03b2\u2009=\u2009\u22120.91,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009 &lt; 0.001; mandible: \u03b2\u2009=\u2009\u22120.60,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.009), and in the maxilla at 6 months (\u03b2\u2009=\u2009\u22120.66,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.005). Intercanine width increased in both groups, but expansion was consistently smaller with SLBs (\u03b2\u2009=\u2009\u22121.36 to \u22121.69\u2009mm; all\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009 &lt; 0.001). In contrast, intermolar width was greater with SLBs throughout follow\u2010up in both arches (maxilla: \u03b2\u2009=\u20092.34\u20132.77\u2009mm; mandible: \u03b2\u2009=\u20092.06\u20132.34\u2009mm; all\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009 &lt; 0.001). Passive extraction space closure decreased significantly over time in both groups, with no significant effect of bracket type.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>SLBs showed smaller increases in intercanine width, greater intermolar expansion, and faster early alignment. However, passive space closure was similar between groups. 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