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The Effect of Removable Orthodontic Appliances on Oral Microbiota: A Systematic Review

Applied Sciences, 2019
Background (1): Removable orthodontic appliances may favor plaque accumulation and oral microbe colonization. This might be associated with intraoral adverse effects on enamel or periodontal tissues.
A. Lucchese, M. Pellegrino, E. Montini, A. Liguori, M. Manuelli   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The Association Between Periodontal Status, Oral Health‐Related Quality of Life and Self‐Rated Oral Health in Socially Underprivileged Adolescents

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives To assess the associations between periodontal conditions, dental caries, sex, psychosocial factors, socioeconomic status, oral health‐related quality of life (OHRQoL), and self‐rated oral health among adolescents living in socially deprived neighbourhoods.
Andréia Coelho Gomes Ripardo, Adriana Corrêa de Queiroz, Ana Paula Corrêa de Queiroz Herkrath, Fernando José Herkrath, Janete Maria Rebelo Vieira, Juliana Vianna Pereira, Maria Augusta Bessa Rebelo, Mario Vianna Vettore   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Removable Orthodontic Treatment for Managing Relapse Due to Eruption of Third Molars: A Case Report

Insisiva Dental Journal: Majalah Kedokteran Gigi Insisiva, 2023
Relapse is a return to the initial form of malocclusion after correction. Relapse occurred after the patient underwent a fixed orthodontic treatment, and it could be associated with the role of third molar eruption.
Puspitarini Nindya Wardana, Surya Saputra, Chantika Azzahra Anindita Putri, Sekar Hasna Khairunnisa   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The Dual Roles of Lamin A/C in Macrophage Mechanotransduction

Cell Proliferation, EarlyView.
Compressive force can inhibit the expression of lamin A/C, SUN1 and SUN2 in macrophages. Lamin A deficiency may participate in mechanotransduction within macrophages through two distinct mechanisms. ABSTRACT Cellular mechanotransduction is a complex physiological process that integrates alterations in the external environment with cellular behaviours ...
Yao Wang, Sabine Ruf, Lei Wang, Thomas Heimerl, Gert Bange, Sabine Groeger   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Compliance in Review Attendance among Orthodontic Patients attending a Tertiary Level Health Care Centre

Nigerian Dental Journal, 2020
Objectives: Estimating patient compliance during orthodontic treatment cannot be overemphasized as timely and successful outcome of orthodontic treatment is dependent on it.
O.T. Temisanren, J.U. Ifesanya, A.B. Olatunji   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Orthodontic emergencies and mental state of Chinese orthodontic patients during the COVID-19 pandemic

BMC Oral Health, 2021
Background The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic postponed routine follow-up visits of many orthodontic patients, which compromised their treatment process and mental states.
Shuqi Quan, Yutong Guo, Jiawei Zhou, Guanning Zhang, Ke Xing, Hongxiang Mei, Juan Li   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Increased BMI in children—an indicator for less compliance during orthodontic treatment with removable appliances

European Journal of Orthodontics, 2018
Aim To assess whether or not childhood overweight is associated with lower levels of compliance during orthodontic therapy with removable appliances.
J. von Bremen, N. Lorenz, B. Ludwig, S. Ruf   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Position Statement and Recommendations for Custom‐Made Sport Mouthguards

Dental Traumatology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sports‐related traumatic dental injuries (TDIs) are a significant global concern, particularly in contact sports, where the risk of orofacial injuries is high. Custom‐made sports mouthguards (CSMs) are recognized as the most effective means of preventing these injuries, providing both protection and comfort without impairing athletic ...
Stavros Avgerinos, Athanasios Stamos, Alessandro Nanussi, Marc Engels‐Deutsch, Sophie Cantamessa, Jean‐Luc Dartevelle, Eider Unamuno, Flavia Del Grosso, Tilman Fritsch, Thierry Crouzette, Markus Striegel, Christian Cardozo Sánchez, Abdulmajeed Okshah, Nestor Tzimpoulas, Olga Naka, George Kouveliotis, Ioannis Tzoutzas, Panagiotis Zoidis, Filippos Synodinos, Evangelos Loizos, Theodoros Tasopoulos, John Haughey, Christos Rahiotis   +22 more
wiley   +1 more source

Quantification of wear-time adherence of removable appliances in young orthodontic patients in relation to their BMI: a preliminary study

Patient Preference and Adherence, 2014
Timm Cornelius Schott,1 Björn Ludwig2,3 1Department of Orthodontics, Eberhard Karls University, Tübingen, Germany; 2Private practice, Traben-Trarbach, Germany; 3Department of Orthodontics University of Homburg/Saar, Germany Purpose: The ...
Schott TC, Ludwig B
doaj  

mREAL-GAN: Generating Multiple Residential Electrical Appliance Load Profiles with Inter-Dependencies using a Generative Adversarial Network [PDF]

arXiv, 2021
In this paper, we introduce mREAL-GAN, a generative adversarial network (GAN) for the parallel generation of multiple residential electrical appliance load (mREAL) profiles. mREAL-GAN is intended for use in community-scale low-voltage network analysis, and represents a departure from previous methods for this purpose, which break the generation of ...
arxiv