Development of patient information leaflets for fixed, removable, and functional appliances for Arabic-speaking orthodontic patients [PDF]
Objective: To develop Orthodontic Patient Information Leaflets (PILs) in Arabic.Material & method: This study included five phases starting with Arabic translation of existing British Orthodontic Society leaflets; initial face validation with three ...
Yassir A Yassir +2 more
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Microbial contamination of laboratory constructed removable orthodontic appliances [PDF]
OBJECTIVES: This study aims to determine whether laboratory constructed removable orthodontic appliances are free from microbial contamination prior to clinical use and to evaluate the dental hospital cross-infection procedures to ensure that patient ...
D Dymock, A J Ireland
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Salivary concentrations of Streptococcus mutans and Lactobacilli during an orthodontic treatment. An observational study comparing fixed and removable orthodontic appliances [PDF]
Aim: This study aimed to investigate salivary concentrations of Streptococcus mutans (S. mutans) and some Lactobacilli, and plaque index (PI) in patients wearing fixed versus removable orthodontic appliances. Methods: A sample of 90 orthodontic patients (
Stefano Mummolo +2 more
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The Oral Yeast Flora: Effect of Upper Removable Orthodontic Appliances
The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that the oral biology of yeasts in children alters in response to presence of an upper removable appliance (URA).
Ali Zarei Mahmoudabadi +1 more
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Effect of removable orthodontic appliances on oral colonisation by mutans streptococci in children
Little is known about the effect of removable orthodontic appliances on oral colonisation by mutans streptococci (MS). In the present study, the frequency of isolation and serotype distribution of MS were evaluated in two groups of children, one ...
Giovanna Batoni +2 more
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Removable Orthodontic Appliances
Dental Clinics of North America, 1981One of the goals of this article has been to emphasize the limitation of removable appliances. It is also stressed that if the right preconditions are present, the removable appliance is a tool that should be used by a general dentist as well as by the orthodontist.
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Orthodontic treatment with a series of removable appliances
The Journal of the American Dental Association, 2003In the United States, the demand for straight white teeth has never been more important to patients. Crowded, poorly aligned teeth are not esthetically pleasing and are difficult to keep clean. However, until recently, the process of straightening the teeth typically has involved appliances involving bands, brackets and wires that also can be difficult
David A, Chenin +4 more
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The removable orthodontic appliance
American Journal of Orthodontics, 1971Abstract Some principles involved in the use of simple removable appliances are discussed. The reasons that removable plates are better suited for use in the upper jaw are explained. The possibilities and limitations of removable appliances are indicated. The component parts are discussed briefly.
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Gingival response to removable orthodontic appliances
American Journal of Orthodontics, 1982The gingival state of twenty-four young patients (mean age 9.4 years) wearing simple removable orthodontic appliances was assessed and followed at monthly intervals for 4 months. In nine of the patients intentional relief of the appliance was made in the upper right area.
J, Goultschin, Y, Zilberman
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A Method of Removable Orthodontic Appliance Construction
British Journal of Orthodontics, 1976A description is given of how various forms of removable orthodontic appliances can be made, utilizing a pressure moulding machine. The information presented in a practical format, is the outcome of a 3 year period of intense clinical and laboratory experimentation.
E E, Roberts, J A, Knapp
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