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Pain Perception and Rate of Canine Retraction Through Self-Ligating Brackets and Conventional Elastomeric Ligation System: A Split Mouth Study

Abstract Objective: To evaluate the rate of tooth movement and the pain perception via self-ligating (SL) and conventional elastomeric ligation brackets (CB) system. Material and Methods: This study has been conducted at the Orthodontic Department of Baqai Dental College, Baqai Medical University. The ...

Evaluation of the effects of diode laser application on experimental orthodontic tooth movements in rats. Histopathological analysis

Acta cir. bras; 35 (12), 2020
Abstract Purpose: To evaluate the effect of diode laser use on experimental orthodontic tooth movements. Methods: Thirty Rattus norvegicus albinus Wistar were divided into three equal groups (n = 10), two experimentals and one control. Applying 20 g orthodontic force were attached to the maxillary inci...

Class II malocclusion treatment changes with the Jones jig, Distal jet and First Class appliances

J. appl. oral sci; 28 (), 2020
Abstract Objective Maxillary molar distalization with intraoral distalizer appliances is a non-extraction orthodontic treatment used to correct molar relationship in patients with Class II malocclusion presenting maxillary dentoalveolar protrusion and minor skeletal discrepancies. This study compares th...

The effect of naproxen patches on relieving orthodontic pain by evaluation of VAS and IL-1β inflammatory factor: a split-mouth study

ABSTRACT Introduction: Pain related to orthodontic tooth movement is common and cause dissatisfaction and discomfort. Objective: The present study aimed to compare the efficacy of naproxen patches in pain control during orthodontic tooth separation, by means of visual analogue scale (VAS) and interleuki...

Orthodontic treatment with passive eruption and mesialization of semi-impacted mandibular third molar in an adult with multiple dental losses

ABSTRACT Objective: This article describes the orthodontic treatment performed on an adult patient with multiple dental losses. Case report: A female patient, 20 years and 4 months old, presented with the following conditions: absence of teeth #26, #35, #36 and #46; semi-impacted tooth #48; inclined mo...

Immediate orthodontic load on dental implants: an option for adult treatment

ABSTRACT The demand for orthodontic treatment in adults has been increasing. However, these patients often require a multidisciplinary approach, due to the lack of posterior teeth, requiring additional anchorage. The skeletal anchorage by endosseous implants is an option, since they may be used later for...

Dental, skeletal and soft tissue effects of the Distal Jet appliance: A prospective clinical study

ABSTRACT Objective: This study evaluated the dental, skeletal and soft tissue effects in Class II malocclusion patients treated with Distal Jet appliance, compared to an untreated control group. Methods: 44 patients with Class II malocclusion were divided into two groups: Group 1 (experimental) - 22 p...

Interleukin 1-beta (IL-1β) polymorphism and orthodontics: a systematic review

ABSTRACT Introduction: the aim of this systematic review is to explore the published literature to analyze the relationship between polymorphism of interleukin 1-beta (IL-1β) and orthodontics. Methods: the search strategy developed for Medline, Scopus and Embase was used, verifying search record...

Effect of soft tissue thickness on the morphology of lip in orthodontic treatment

Int. j. morphol; 37 (4), 2019
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of soft tissue thickness of upper lip on lip retraction in orthodonticaltreated females and identify the ratio of maxillary incisor retraction to upper lip retraction. Pre- and post-treatment lateral cephalograms of 100 adults were examined to measure the ...

Estabilidad a largo plazo en pacientes con patrón de crecimiento horario, tratados con intrusión molar mediante minitornillos
Long-term stability in patients treated with molar intrusion using miniscrews

Ortodoncia; 83 (166), 2019
OBJETIVOS Determinar los cambios cefalométricos esqueletales y dentarios y la estabilidad a largo plazo, en pacientes con patrón de crecimiento horario, tratados con intrusión molar maxilar mediante minitornillos....