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Evaluación cefalométrica y electromiográfica de niños y niñas con incompetencia labial y anomalías dentomaxilares

Objetivo: Describir las características craneofaciales, dentoalveolares, de tejido blando, vía aérea y el patrón de actividad muscular determinadas a través de los estudios cefalométricos y electromiográficos de individuos incompetentes labiales y con presencia de anomalías dentomaxilares de 7 a ...

Resolución de maloclusión con severo escalón anterior empleando fuerzas diferenciales
Resolution of a malocclusion with a severe anterior step employing differential forces

Paciente de 21 años de sexo masculino con una distoclusión esqueletal y alveolo dentaria severa, hábito de succión del dedo que contribuye a agravar el escalón de 15 mm. Demanda tratamiento para mejorar su oclusión y estética. Si bien lo indicado es un tratamiento ortodóncico con cirugía ortognÃ...

Evaluation of Head and Cervical Spine Posture after Therapy with Maxillary Protraction Appliances

Int. j. morphol; 41 (3), 2023
SUMMARY: The objective of this study was to evaluate the changes of head and cervical spine posture of skeletal class malocclusion in adolescent with maxillary protraction. Thirty cases of skeletal class malocclusion were randomly selected from the Stomatological Hospital of Shanxi Medical University. Hi...

Concordance of the vestibular bone thickness at the level of point a between teleradiography and cone beam computed tomography

J. oral res. (Impresa); 12 (1), 2023
Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the concordance of the vestibular bone thickness measured at the level of point A between Teleradiography and Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT). Materials and Methods: This study consisted of a cross-sectional analytical design of concordance that eval...

Relationship between the occlusal plane and three different levels of ala-tragus line in a sample of sudanese adults

J. oral res. (Impresa); 12 (1), 2023
Aim: Correct orientation of the occlusal plane plays a vital role in achieving the perfect occlusal balance and function of complete dentures. This study aimed to evaluate the most reliable posterior reference point of the ala-tragus line (ATL) concerning occlusal plane (OP) in a sample of the dentate Su...

Caracterización epidemiológica, clínica y cefalométrica del brote anormal de los terceros molares
Epidemiological, clinical and cephalometric characterization of the abnormal eruption of third molars

Medicentro (Villa Clara); 27 (1), 2023
Introducción: El brote de los terceros molares es un proceso que no está del todo explicado, pero durante su erupción puede provocar diferentes accidentes o complicaciones. Objetivo: Caracterizar el brote anormal de los terceros molares según variables epidemiológicas, clínicas y cefalométricas. M...

Evaluation of the normal craniocervical junction craniometry in 137 asymptomatic patients

Int. j. morphol; 41 (1), 2023
SUMMARY: To our best knowledge, most of the craniometric studies on the normal craniocervical junction (CCJ), are still poorly studied and based on measurements taken from plain radiographs. In this study, the authors conducted a craniometric evaluation of the CCJ in a population without known CCJ abnorm...

Class I and Class II Patients Treated with Damon System: A Study of Transversal, Sagittal and Torque Values Variations

ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze the transversal and anterior-posterior changes obtained in patients treated only with the Damon system. Material and Methods: 51 patients with either class I or class II division 1 sagittal relationship treated with the Damon system and the same archwire sequence were ret...

Breastfeeding practices and head circumference in young children: a systematic review

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To review observational studies on the association between breastfeeding (BF) practices and head circumference (HC) of children < 2 years old. METHODS A systematic review was conducted using the following electronic databases of health sciences: PubMed, Latin American and Caribb...

Establishing Cephalometric Norms in Primary Dentition Using Comprehensive Craniofacial Growth Analysis - A Digital Cephalometric Study

ABSTRACT Objective: To establish cephalometric norms in primary dentition among males and females using novel customized Comprehensive Cephalometric Growth (CCG) Analysis. Material and Methods: The study was conducted on 67 subjects with a mean age of 5.5 yrs. Digital lateral cephalometric radiographs ...