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Living with Crouzon syndrome: transition from childhood to adulthood

open access: yesScandinavian Journal of Disability Research, 2011
Objective. The aim of this qualitative investigation is to study the subjective experiences of transition from childhood to adulthood in individuals with Crouzon syndrome. Material and methods.
Ulrika Hallberg   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effect of Oral Submucous Fibrosis on Jaw Dimensions [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Objective:The disuse of the jaws owing to the restricted movement of the mandible in advanced cases of oral submucous fibrosis (OSMF) may have an effect on the morphologic features of the jaw bones.
Aarati Panchbhai
core   +1 more source

Induced mandibular condylar growth in a sheep model after functional appliance treatment

open access: yesAustralasian Orthodontic Journal, 2001
This paper reports on changes in mandibular condylar growth in sheep fitted with experimental functional appliances. The paper also addresses the similarities of mandibular condylar growth in sheep and humans.
Ma Bingkui   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effectiveness and compliance of an oscillating-rotating toothbrush in patients with dental implants: a randomized clinical trial

open access: yesInternational Journal of Implant Dentistry, 2018
Background The aim of this randomized clinical trial was to assess the efficacy of an oscillating-rotating toothbrush in reducing plaque and inflammation around dental implants.
Giuseppe Allocca   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Chronic Nonbacterial Osteomyelitis of the Jaw in a 3-Year-Old Girl

open access: yesPediatric Reports, 2023
Differential diagnosis of bacterial osteomyelitis (BOM) and chronic nonbacterial osteomyelitis (CNO) is challenging. Pediatric CNO can be diagnosed at around 10 years of age and when CNO cases involve only the jaw, it is difficult to make a diagnosis in ...
Shigeru Makino   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Craniofacial tendon development—Characterization of extracellular matrix morphology and spatiotemporal protein distribution

open access: yesFrontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 2022
Craniofacial (CF) tendons are often affected by traumatic injuries and painful disorders that can severely compromise critical jaw functions, such as mastication and talking.
Stefanie H. Korntner   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Anatomy and cranial functional morphology of the small-bodied dinosaur Fruitadens haagarorum from the Upper Jurassic of the USA. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Heterodontosaurids are an important but enigmatic and poorly understood early radiation of ornithischian dinosaurs. The late-surviving heterodontosaurid Fruitadens haagarorum from the Late Jurassic (early Tithonian) Morrison Formation of the western USA ...
Chiappe, Luis M.   +20 more
core   +1 more source

Assessment of smile esthetics and various types of face profiles [PDF]

open access: yesActa Stomatologica Naissi, 2020
Background: Imperfect smile and face profile is one of the main reasons why patients turn to orthodontists. Aim was to investigate if there is a difference in perception of smile and profile esthetics between the examined groups.
Janošević Predrag N.   +4 more
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Convergence and plasticity in the adaptive radiation of cichlid fishes [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Ever since Charles Darwin and Alfred Wallace (1858) propelled our understanding about the importance of natural selection in the transformation of species, researchers endeavoured to use this intellectual foundation to explain larger patterns of ...
Muschick, Moritz
core   +1 more source

Massive calcium pyrophosphate deposition (CPPD) affecting the temporomandibular joint – A case report and review of the literature

open access: yesOral and Maxillofacial Surgery Cases
Calcium pyrophosphate deposition (CPPD) is a condition where calcium pyrophosphate crystals cause arthritis. Its occurrence in the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is sparingly reported in the literature.
Yousuf Qundos   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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