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Reliability of Linear and Curvilinear Measurements on Cone-Beam Computed Tomography Images for the Evaluation of Implant Sites and Jaw Pathologies

ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the intra-examiner and inter-examiner reliability of linear and curvilinear measurements for the complete assessment of implant sites and jaw pathologies using Cone-Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT). Material and Methods: Fifty cone-beam computed tomographic images of pati...

Odontodisplasia Regional y Agenesia de Premolares. Reporte de un Caso

RESUMEN: La odontodisplasia regional (OR) es una alteración en el desarrollo, no hereditario y que afecta tanto la dentición temporal como la dentición definitiva. Involucra a los tejidos mesodérmicos y ectodérmicos de los dientes lo que es condescendiente con hallazgos clínicos, radiográficos e h...

Idiopathic masseter muscle hypertrophy: a case report

Einstein (Säo Paulo); 17 (2), 2019

Tratamento cirúrgico da limitação de abertura bucal causada por hiperplasia do processo coronoide: relato de caso

RFO UPF; 23 (1), 2018
A hiperplasia do processo coronoide é uma condiçãoincomum de etiologia desconhecida que se apresentaclinicamente por meio da limitação de abertura bucal enão possui sintomatologia dolorosa durante a aberturae o fechamento bucal. Objetivo: relatar e discutir, pormeio de um caso cirúrgico, o tratame...

Evaluation of tongue/mandible volume ratio in children with obstructive sleep apnea

ABSTRACT Objective: The present study was an attempt to investigate tongue/mandible volume ratio in children, using volumetric magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for early screening and to aid in treatment planning. Methods: Volumetric evaluation of tongue volume/mandible volume ratio (TV/MV ratio) in c...

Mandibular anterior crowding: normal or pathological?

ABSTRACT The teeth become very close to each other when they are crowded, but their structures remain individualized and, in this situation, the role of the epithelial rests of Malassez is fundamental to release the EGF. The concept of tensegrity is fundamental to understand the responses of tissues subm...

Systemic melatonin application increases bone formation in mandibular distraction osteogenesis

Abstract This study aimed to investigate the effects of different doses of systemic melatonin application on new bone formation during mandibular distraction osteogenesis (DO) in rats. Mandibular DO was performed on 30 adult female Sprague-Dawley rats, which were randomly divided into three groups: contr...

Mandibular Iinferior cortex erosion on dental panoramic radiograph as a sign of low bone mineral density in postmenopausal women

Abstract Objective To examine the role of the panoramic mandibular radiograph in the diagnosis of low bone mineral density (BMD) in postmenopausal women. Methods A cross-sectional study including volunteer women aged over 40 years in amenorrhea due to ovarian failure for at least 12 months, who were ...

Cortical and cancellous bone in mandibular symphysis: implications in osteosynthesis and osteotomy

Int. j. morphol; 35 (3), 2017
The aim of this study was to quantify the presence of cortical and cancellous bone in the mandibular symphysis. A descriptive study was conducted using cone beam computed tomography where skeletal class I and class III subjects were included, defined according to characteristics detected on dental, clini...

Local application of statins in the treatment of experimental periodontal disease in rats

J. appl. oral sci; 25 (2), 2017
Abstract Objective The objective of this study was to evaluate the local effects of statins as adjuvants for treatment by scaling and root planing (SRP) of periodontal disease induced in rats. Material and Methods Ninety rats were used in the present experiment. Periodontal disease was induced in all...