Introduction: The option of dental extraction for orthodontic purposes has been debated for more than 100 years, including periods when it was widely used in treatment, including the present, during which other methods are used to avoid dental extractions. The objective was to analyze the frequency of t...
In Brazilian cities and states governed efficiently with wealth ethically administered, carious and periodontal diseases have prevalence rates similar to those found in socially developed European countries. This shift in reality, noticed over the last 15 years, reflects on changes in the etiological fac...
Objective: The aim of the present study was to investigate possible relations between anticipated overall treatment complexity (AOTC) of an orthodontic case and malocclusion characteristics. Methods: Two groups of orthodontists (groups A and B) were asked to define perceived treatment complexity (PTC) ...
A atresia maxilar é um quadro de desarranjo de desenvolvimento do arco dentário presente em diversos tipos de má oclusão, desde as alterações transversais mais simples e puras até as formas mais graves, contemplando as divergências verticais e sagitais. O diagnóstico desta atresia, muitas vezes,...
Novos estudos são necessários para elucidar com maior clareza o impacto da ortodontia na saúde dos músculos mastigatórios e das articulações temporomandibulares. A associação do estudo de sinais e sintomas de DTM com a investigação dos fatores psicossociais apresentam perspectivas promissoras,...
Introdução: A mordida cruzada anterior dentária é definida como uma má oclusão no sentido sagital resultante da posição lingual dos incisivos superiores em relação aos inferiores. Esta má oclusão pode ser corrigida precocemente na dentadura mista usando-se diferentes protocolos de tratamento ...
Objective: To assess parents' and caregivers' view of the first twelve months of adolescents' orthodontic treatment with fixed appliances and to assess the evaluative properties of the Brazilian version of the Parental-Caregiver Perceptions Questionnaire (P-CPQ) in the orthodontic setting.Methods:Data fr...