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Preventive and Interceptive Orthodontics Treatment

European Journal of Natural Sciences and Medicine, 2022
Preventive orthodontics is that part of orthodontic practice which is concerned with patients and parents education, supervision of the growth and development of the dentition and cranio-facial structures. The diagnostic procedures undertaken to predict the appearance of malocclusion and the treatment procedures instituted to prevent the onset of ...
Milton Rroço, Rozela Xhemnica
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Effects of Tongue Training Tasks on Intramuscular Activity Distribution: Evaluation Using Muscle Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Journal of Oral Rehabilitation, EarlyView.
Patterns of muscle activity within the tongue vary by tongue resistance training direction. This finding will aid in designing more effective rehabilitation programs. ABSTRACT Background From the perspective of site specificity, inducing muscle activity across a large area of the tongue through diversified tongue resistance training (TRT) may be an ...
Masahiro Sato, Satoshi Yamaguchi, Yoshinori Hattori   +2 more
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Incidence and Risk Factors of Peri‐Implantitis Over Time—A Prospective Cohort Study

Journal of Periodontal Research, EarlyView.
Identifying true risk factors requires a longitudinal evaluation to verify the temporality criterion. This study identified periodontitis (stage and grade), lifestyle behaviours (smoking and sleep duration), implant location, and prosthetic factors (restoration type and margin location) as risk factors for peri‐implantitis.
Mario Romandini, Cristina Lima, Diogo Banaco, Rita Azevedo, Mariano Sanz   +4 more
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Effect of Maxillary Expansion and Protraction in Class III Children on Quality of Life, Dentofacial and Upper Airway Characteristics: A Controlled Clinical Trial

Orthodontics &Craniofacial Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To explore the relationship between early dentofacial orthopaedic treatment, improvement in the width of oropharynx and nasopharynx, and quality of life. Materials and Methods Thirty‐three prepubertal children with skeletal Class III (median age 9 years; 56% females) received treatment with a maxillary expander and facemask.
Stjepan Spalj, Martina Zigante, Vedrana Tudor, Taner Öztürk, Ahmet Yağcı, Juan Martin Palomo   +5 more
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Sequential Treatment For An Ankylosed Primary Molar With Dentigerous Cyst

International Dental Journal
Introduction: Primary tooth ankylosis, defined as direct fusion of cementum to alveolar bone, leads to infraocclusion, periodontal ligament loss, and alveolar ridge hypoplasia.
Zhenjiang Ding, Maoyun Yin
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Knowledge Enhancement about Preventive Orthodontic Treatment for Malocclusion and Stunting in Elementary School Children after Community Empowerment

Indonesian Journal of Dental Medicine, 2023
Background:  Nutritional insufficiency and stunting during infant growth and development also causes a delay in the ossification centers and may lead to poor skeletal and dental forms resulted in malocclusion.
Alexander Patera Nugraha, Ida Bagus Narmada, Tengku Natasha Eleena binti Tengku Ahmad Noor   +2 more
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Facial Patterns and Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Children Seeking for Orthodontic Treatment: Data From 3671 Polysomnographic Recordings

Orthodontics &Craniofacial Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim To evaluate the association between vertical and sagittal facial profile characteristics and the diagnosis/severity of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) based on hospital‐based polysomnography (PSG) in children attending their first orthodontic visit.
Derek Mahony, Niroj Bhattarai, Cascella Simona, Bucci Rosaria, Peter Borbély, Peter Petocz, Audrey Yoon, Krisztina Kárpáti   +7 more
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Interceptive Orthodontics - Anterior Crossbite Correction

, 2021
Introduction: Anterior crossbite is the term used to define an occlusal problem involving palatal positioning of the maxillary anterior teeth relative to the mandibular anterior teeth. It may lead to skeletal malocclusion and require more complex treatment if an interceptive approach has not been done.
Shaari, Ahmad Firdaus, Rajadorai, Sindhuja   +1 more
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Skeletal and Dental‐Alveolar Changes With Invisalign First Expansion System in the Mixed Dentition: A Retrospective Study

Orthodontics &Craniofacial Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background This retrospective study aimed to evaluate the skeletal and dentoalveolar effects of maxillary expansion using the Invisalign First system in the mixed dentition. Methods The study was conducted in the orthodontic department of the Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine between 2021 and 2024.
Qi Wang, Cunyi Wang, Yu Chen, Yanbin Fu, Jiejun Shi   +4 more
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Serial extraction: 20 years of follow-up

Journal of Applied Oral Science, 2012
This paper reports a case treated by a serial extraction program at the mixed dentition stage followed by a corrective orthodontic treatment, with a long-term follow-up period. Twenty years after the interceptive treatment, a harmonious face was observed
Renato Rodrigues de Almeida, Marcio Rodrigues de Almeida, Paula Vanessa Pedron Oltramari-Navarro, Ana Cláudia de Castro Ferreira Conti, Ricardo de Lima Navarro, Karen Regina Siqueira de Souza   +5 more
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