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An esthetic appliance for the management of crown-root fracture: a case report

Restorative Dentistry & Endodontics, 2014
Orthodontic extrusion is usually performed by means of a fixed orthodontic appliance that utilizes arch wire attached to adjacent teeth and transfers the desired force by elastic from the wire to the root.
Sang-Min Jeon, Kang-Hee Lee, Bock-Young Jung   +2 more
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A self‐retaining mouth prop for intraoral access during periodontal surgery in rat models: A technical note

Animal Models and Experimental Medicine, EarlyView.
A mouth prop designed to mimic the oral cavity of rats was made that provided stable, self‐retaining retraction, thereby facilitating oral surgery on rodents. Compared to conventional methods, it decreased surgical time, operator fatigue, and slippage. Its use led to higher efficiency and fewer complications and it was cost effective to produce.
Saravanan Sampoornam Pape Reddy, Delfin Lovelina Francis, Vivek Kumar Thakur, Balaji Manohar, Shaili Pradhan, Shesh Rai   +5 more
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The Herbst appliance and its modifications - prevalence and individuality

Head & Face Medicine, 2021
Objective The aim of this study was to analyze the use of modified, cast splint Herbst appliances for the treatment of skeletal class II as an alternative to surgical bite correction over a period of five years.
Mareike Karbach, Claudia Zöller, Georg Zöller, Heinrich Wehrbein, Christina Erbe   +4 more
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Mapping chemical elements on the surface of orthodontic appliance by SEM-EDX

Medical Science Monitor, 2014
Background During orthodontic treatment, the various elements that constitute the fixed appliance undergo different processes. As a result of a change of the surface, elution/coverage of metals on the surface can be observed in the process of corrosion ...
M. Mikulewicz, Paulina Wołowiec, I. Michalak, K. Chojnacka, Wojciech Czopor, Ádám Berniczei-Roykó, A. Vegh, T. Gedrange   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Beyond antimicrobials: Ecological nano‐strategies for rebalancing dysbiotic oral microbial homeostasis

BMEMat, EarlyView.
Oral microbial homeostasis, a dynamic host‐microbe balance, is vital in infectious diseases. Conventional antibiotics often disrupt this homeostasis, spurring interest in nanomaterials for oral microbial homeostasis rebalancing. This review outlines nanomaterial strategies across three ecological levels (population/community, ecosystem, and cross ...
Chen Hu, Aohan Luan, Yujun Yang, Linlin Wang, Huilin Wang, Ning Wang, Guixin He, Yajie Yang, Rabiya Noor, Jawad Hussain, Longquan Shao   +10 more
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Celecoxib treatment does not alter recruitment and activation of osteoclasts in the initial phase of experimental tooth movement

European Journal of Histochemistry, 2012
In a previous study, we reported that the short-term treatment with celecoxib, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) attenuates the activation of brain structures related to nociception and does not interfere with orthodontic incisor separation ...
E.P. Carvalho-Filho, A.C. Stabile, E. Ervolino, M.B.S. Stuani, M.M. Iyomasa, M.J.A. Rocha   +5 more
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Effect of orthodontic fixed appliances on epithelial cells of lower lip oral mucosa during orthodontic treatment [PDF]

Iranian Journal of Orthodontics, 2012
Background and aim: The aim of this study was to find out influence of the orthodontic devices on the oral epithelial cells.Materials and methods: Cells of lower lip oral mucosa from 32 orthodontic patients were collected by exfoliative cytology in three
Ali Rafighi, ‪Aydin Sohrabi, ‪Saeid Foroughi Moghaddam, Seyed Hossein Moslemzadeh, Reza Nemati, Leila Roshangar   +5 more
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A case series of necrotizing periodontal diseases in hospitalized patients: What hasn't been said yet?

Clinical Advances in Periodontics, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Necrotizing periodontal diseases (NPDs) are uncommon and severe inflammatory conditions characterized by tissue necrosis, painful ulceration, and rapid clinical progression, frequently associated with systemic immunosuppression. Limited data exist regarding their clinical presentation and management in hospital settings.
Osmaria Letthycia Carvalho Leal, Fernanda Bortolotto, Mariana Cristina Manoel, Gabriela Silveira de Araújo, Ana Carolina Fragoso Motta, Leandro Dorigan de Macedo, Lara Maria Alencar Ramos Innocentini, Joab Cabral Ramos, Isabel Schausltz Pereira Faustino   +8 more
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Gingival changes after removal of fixed orthodontic appliances: a prospective cohort clinical study [PDF]

Dental Press Journal of Orthodontics
Introduction: The presence of orthodontic brackets can compromise the efficiency of oral hygiene, leading to changes in oral microbiota, increasing the risk of gingival changes after removal of the fixed orthodontic appliance.
Luciana Cláudia Diniz TAVARES, Luis Carlos GOUVÊA FILHO, Alfredo CHAOUBAH, Gustavo Silva MAXIMIANO, Jocimara Domiciano Fartes de Almeida CAMPOS, Sergio Luiz MOTA JÚNIOR, Robert Willer Farinazzo VITRAL, Marcio José da Silva CAMPOS   +7 more
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Perception of pain, social and functional discomfort during orthodontic treatment [PDF]

Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo, 2017
Introduction/Objective. Pain and social discomfort are common experiences after the insertion of a fixed orthodontic appliance. The aim of the study was to determine the intensity of pain during the first seven days after the placement of a fixed ...
Matić Sava, Nikolić Predrag
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