Long-term changes of the anterior palatal alveolar bone after treatment with bialveolar protrusion, evaluated with computed tomography

Dec 12, 2018 by in Orthodontics Comments Off on Long-term changes of the anterior palatal alveolar bone after treatment with bialveolar protrusion, evaluated with computed tomography

This case report describes the treatment of a 31-year-old woman with a convex profile, protrusive maxilla, retrusive mandible, and gummy smile. Four premolars were extracted, and micro-implant anchorage was used…

read more

Stability of secondarily inserted orthodontic miniscrews after failure of the primary insertion for maxillary anchorage: Maxillary buccal area vs midpalatal suture area

Dec 12, 2018 by in Orthodontics Comments Off on Stability of secondarily inserted orthodontic miniscrews after failure of the primary insertion for maxillary anchorage: Maxillary buccal area vs midpalatal suture area

Introduction Few studies have examined the secondary insertion of orthodontic miniscrews after failure of the first insertion. We investigated both the primary and secondary success rates of miniscrews used for…

read more

Pharyngeal airway evaluation after isolated mandibular setback surgery using cone-beam computed tomography

Dec 12, 2018 by in Orthodontics Comments Off on Pharyngeal airway evaluation after isolated mandibular setback surgery using cone-beam computed tomography

Introduction In this study, we investigated volumetric and dimensional changes to the pharyngeal airway space after isolated mandibular setback surgery for patients with Class III skeletal dysplasia. Methods Records of…

read more

A patient with mandibular deviation and 3 mandibular incisors treated with asymmetrically bent improved superelastic nickel-titanium alloy wires

Dec 12, 2018 by in Orthodontics Comments Off on A patient with mandibular deviation and 3 mandibular incisors treated with asymmetrically bent improved superelastic nickel-titanium alloy wires

Skeletal and dental discrepancies cause asymmetric malocclusions in orthodontic patients. It is difficult to achieve adequate functional occlusion and guidance in patients with congenital absence of a mandibular incisor due…

read more

Effect of nonextraction and extraction orthodontic treatments on smile esthetics for different malocclusions

Dec 12, 2018 by in Orthodontics Comments Off on Effect of nonextraction and extraction orthodontic treatments on smile esthetics for different malocclusions

Introduction Smile esthetics is a critical factor for evaluating orthodontic treatment outcomes. In this study, we evaluated the differences in esthetic perceptions and smile variables between extraction and nonextraction treatments…

read more
Get VIDEdental app for watching clinical videos