Dental malocclusion at the navel of the Xingu river
The feeling of coexisting with and treating a highly prevalent disease of which origin is unknown is unsettling. It reminds us of when heavy drugs were used to treat cancer of which association with Genetics was still unknown — in fact, nothing was known about the fact that the origin of...
Autores: David Normando,
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orthodontics highlights
PROTRACTION OF THE MAXILLA MAY BE ACHIEVED WITH FACE MASK WITHOUT PREVIOUS PALATAL EXPANSION Class III malocclusion treatment is a daunting challenge for Orthodontics. In growing patients, the treatment procedure chosen for this malocclusion is maxillary expansion followed by reverse traction...
Autores: Matheus Melo Pithon,
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Mini-implants and miniplates generate sub-absolute and absolute anchorage
The functional demand imposed on bone promotes changes in the spatial properties of osteocytes as well as in their extensions uniformly distributed throughout the mineralized surface. Once spatial deformation is established, osteocytes create the need for structural adaptations that result in...
Autores: Alberto Consolaro,
messages.RevistaAutores: Orthopedics, Mini-implants, Miniplates, Osteocytes, Mechanotransduction, Periosteum,
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Controlling false positive rates in research and its clinical implications
Statistical analysis is, in fact, an error analysis. A statistical test does not guarantee reliable results, it only quantifies the probability of error of a given conclusion.1 While reading the articles of this journal, you will find a p-value. For instance, the article by Garib et al2...
Autores: David Normando, Rafael Simas, Felipe Maestri,
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An interview with Mark G. Hans
It is a great honor to conduct an interview with Professor Mark G. Hans, after following his outstanding work ahead of the Bolton-Brush Growth Study Center and the Department of Orthodontics at the prestigious Case Western Reserve School of Dental Medicine(CWRU) in Cleveland, Ohio. Born in...
Autores: Ana Maria Bolognese, Lincoln Issamu Nojima, Matilde Da Cunha Gonçalves Nojima, Juan Martin Palomo, Kunihiko Miyashita,
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Immediate periodontal bone plate changes induced by rapid maxillary expansion in the early mixed dentition: CT findings
Objective: This study aimed at evaluating buccal and lingual bone plate changes caused by rapid maxillary expansion (RME) in the mixed dentition by means of computed tomography (CT). Methods: The sample comprised spiral CT exams taken from 22 mixed dentition patients from 6 to 9 years of...
Autores: Omar Gabriel Da Silva Filho, Maria Helena Ocké Menezes, Daniela Gamba Garib, Patricia Bittencourt Dutra Dos Santos,
messages.RevistaAutores: Palatal Expansion Technique, Periodontium, Spiral computed tomography,
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Cephalometric effects of the Jones Jig appliance followed by fixed appliances in Class II malocclusion treatment
Objective: The aim of this study was to cephalometrically assess the skeletal and dentoalveolar effects of Class II malocclusion treatment performed with the Jones Jig appliance followed by fixed appliances. Methods: The sample comprised 25 patients with Class II malocclusion treated with the...
Autores: Mayara Paim Patel, José Fernando Castanha Henriques, Roberto Henrique Da Costa Grec, Karina Maria Salvatore De Freitas,
messages.RevistaAutores: Corrective Orthodontics, Malocclusion, Angle Class II, Tooth movement,
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Mandibular asymmetry: A proposal of radiographic analysis with public domain software
Objective: This preliminary study aimed to propose a new analysis of digital panoramic radiographs for a differential diagnosis between functional and morphological mandibular asymmetry in children with and without unilateral posterior crossbite. Methods: Analysis is based on linear and...
Autores: Mônica Vilela Heimer, Alexandre Durval Lemos, Cintia Regina Tornisiello Katz, Aronita Rosenblatt,
messages.RevistaAutores: Mandible, Panoramic radiography, Imaging diagnosis,
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Association between gingivitis and anterior gingival enlargement in subjects undergoing fixed orthodontic treatment
Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the association among gingival enlargement (GE), periodontal conditions and socio-demographic characteristics in subjects undergoing fixed orthodontic treatment. Methods: A sample of 330 patients undergoing fixed orthodontic treatment for at...
Autores: Cassiano Kuchenbecker Rösing, Fabricio Batistin Zanatta, Thiago Machado Ardenghi, Raquel Pippi Antoniazzi, Tatiana Militz Perrone Pinto,
messages.RevistaAutores: Orthodontics, Epidemiology, Gingivitis, Gingival enlargement,
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Immunolocalization of FGF-2 and VEGF in rat periodontal ligament during experimental tooth movement
Objective: This article aimed at identifying the expression of fibroblast growth factor-2 (FGF-2) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in the tension and pressure areas of rat periodontal ligament, in different periods of experimental orthodontic tooth movement. Methods: An...
Autores: Milene Freitas Lima Salomão, Sílvia Regina De Almeida Reis, Vera Lúcia Costa Vale, Cintia De Vasconcellos Machado, Roberto Meyer, Ivana Lucia Oliveira Nascimento,
messages.RevistaAutores: Orthodontics, Periodontal ligament, Vascular endothelial growth factor A, Fibroblast growth factor 1,
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Changes in skeletal and dental relationship in Class II Division I malocclusion after rapid maxillary expansion: a prospective study
Objective: To assess skeletal and dental changes immediately after rapid maxillary expansion (RME) in Class II Division 1 malocclusion patients and after a retention period, using cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) imaging. Methods: Seventeen children with Class II, Division 1 malocclusion...
Autores: Ana Maria Bolognese, Carolina Baratieri, Matheus Alves Jr, Matilde C. G. Nojima, Lincoln I. Nojima,
messages.RevistaAutores: Palatal Expansion Technique, Angle Class II malocclusion, Orthodontics, Clinical trial,
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Comparative study of friction between metallic and conventional interactive self-ligating brackets in different alignment conditions
Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the friction between three bracket models: conventional stainless steel (Ovation, Dentsply GAC), self-ligating ceramic (In-Ovation, Denstply GAC) and self-ligating stainless steel brackets (In-Ovation R, Dentsply GAC). Methods: Five brackets...
Autores: Flavia Lucisano Botelho Do Amaral, Cecília Pedroso Turssi, Maria Cristina Jimenez Pellegrin, Sérgio Ricardo Jakob, Davison Matheus,
messages.RevistaAutores: Orthodontic brackets, Esthetics, friction,
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Effect of 0.12% chlorhexidine in reducing microorganisms found in aerosol used for dental prophylaxis of pacients submitted to fixed orthodontic treatment
Autores: Marcelo De Castellucci E Barbosa, Isis Rodrigues Menezes Dos Santos, Ana Cristina Azevedo Moreira, Myrela Galvão Cardoso Costa,
messages.RevistaAutores: Chlorhexidine, Aerosol propellant, Effects of air contamination,
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Discomfort associated with fixed orthodontic appliances: determinant factors and influence on quality of life
Objective: To investigate the determinant factors of discomfort attributed to the use of fixed orthodontic appliance and the effect on the quality of life of adolescents. Material and Methods: Two hundred and seventy-two individuals aged between 9 and 18 years old, enrolled in public and...
Autores: Leandro Silva Marques, Saul Martins Paiva, Raquel Gonçalves Vieira Andrade, Luciano José Pereira, Maria Letícia Ramos Jorge,
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Relationship between facial morphology, anterior open bite and non-nutritive sucking habits during the primary dentition stage
Introduction: Non-nutritive sucking habits (NNSHs) can cause occlusal alterations, including anterior open bite (AOB). However, not all patients develop this malocclusion. Therefore, the emergence of AOB does not depend on deleterious habits, only. Objective: Investigate a potential...
Autores: Júlio De Araújo Gurgel, Célia Regina Maio Pinzan-Vercelino, Melissa Proença Nogueira Fialho, Rodrigo Proença Nogueira,
messages.RevistaAutores: face, Open bite, Primary dentition,
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Comparison of frictional resistance between self-ligating and conventional brackets tied with elastomeric and metal ligature in orthodontic archwires
Objective: To compare the frictional resistance between self-ligating and conventional brackets tied to different types of wire. Material and Methods: Abzil Kirium Capelozza (Pattern I) and Easy Clip (Roth prescription) incisor brackets were used. An elastomeric ligature or a ligating wire...
Autores: Marcio Rodrigues de Almeida, Renato Rodrigues De Almeida, Alcides Gonini Junior, Sandra Kiss Moura, Murilo Baena Lopes, Vanessa Vieira Leite,
messages.RevistaAutores: self-ligating:, friction, Dental brackets, Wires,
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Dissatisfaction with dentofacial appearance and the normative need for orthodontic treatment: determinant factors
Objective: This study aims at assessing the normative need for orthodontic treatment and the factors that determine the subjective impact of malocclusion on 12-year-old Brazilian school children. Methods: A total of 451 subjects (215 males and 236 females) were randomly selected from private...
Autores: Camilo Aquino Melgaço, Leandro Silva Marques, Anderson Barbosa De Almeida, Isabel Cristina Gonçalves Leite,
messages.RevistaAutores: Malocclusion, Orthodontics, Quality of life,
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Class I malocclusion with severe double protrusion treated with first premolars extraction*
Angle Class I malocclusion with bimaxillary protrusion is characterized by severe buccal tipping of incisors, which causes upper and lower lip protrusion. First premolars extraction is recommended to reduce facial convexity as a result of anterior teeth retraction, which keeps canines and...
Autores: Ricardo Moresca,
messages.RevistaAutores: Angle Class I malocclusion, Orthodontic Anchorage Procedures, Orthodontic space closure,
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From conventional to self-ligating bracket systems: Is it possible to aggregate the ex
Introduction: Orthodontics, just as any other science, has undergone advances in technology that aim at improving treatment efficacy with a view to reducing treatment time, providing patients with comfort, and achieving the expected, yet hardly attained long-term stability. The current...
Autores: Danilo Furquim Siqueira, Leopoldino Capelozza Filho, Renata Rodrigues De Almeida-Pedrin, Mauricio De Almeida Cardoso, Anderson Capistrano, Aldir Cordeiro,
messages.RevistaAutores: Orthodontic brackets, Angle Class III malocclusion, Facial pattern,
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