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Face Coverings, Aerosol Dispersion and Mitigation of Virus Transmission Risk [PDF]
IEEE Open Journal of Engineering in Medicine and Biology, 2021, 2020 The SARS-CoV-2 virus is primarily transmitted through virus-laden fluid particles ejected from the mouth of infected people. Face covers can mitigate the risk of virus transmission but their outward effectiveness is not fully ascertained. Objective: by using a background oriented schlieren technique, we aim to investigate the air flow ejected by a ...
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Risk factors for obstructive sleep apnea syndrome in children: state of the art [PDF]
, 2019 The obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) represents only part of a large group of pathologies of variable entity called respiratory sleep disorders (RSD) which include simple snoring and increased upper airway resistance syndrome (UARS).
Bellini, Chiara +16 more
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Clinical Case Reports, 2023 Key Clinical Message Illustrating F‐quad helix with extension arms that simultaneously expand maxillary arch and rotate its central incisor adjacent to the alveolar cleft while aligning palatally ectopic canines. Incisor rotation occurred before alveolar
Fady Hussein Fahim +2 more
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Spontaneous Palatal Expansıon Followıng Sınusotomy In A Rme Resıstant Adult Patıent
Turkish Journal of Orthodontics, 2002 Nonsurgical rapid maxillary expansion is a common treatment technique used in maxillary deficiency patients by orthodontists. In order to facilitate, expansion of the maxilla in adults, various combinations of lateral and palatal osteotomies and ...
Banu Çakırer, Ayhan Enacar
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Corticotomy-assisted orthodontics [PDF]
, 2012 The use of orthodontic treatment in adult patients is becoming more common and these patients have different requirements specially regarding duration of treatment and facial and dental aesthetics.
Bonilla, Elena +3 more
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Brazilian Journal of Oral Sciences, 2010 Aim: To evaluate prospectively the upper airway of 16 patients submitted to surgically assisted rapid maxillary expansion. Methods: Volumetric tomography acquisitions were done preoperatively (T1) and after six months postoperatively (T2), the slices ...
Marcela Silva de Castro Candido +4 more
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Skeletal posterior crossbite in patient with mandibular asymmetry: an alternative solution
Dental Press Journal of Orthodontics, 2021 Introduction: Skeletal posterior crossbite (SPCB) has a multifactorial etiology, as it may be caused by parafunctional habits, atypical position of the tongue, tooth losses and maxillary or mandibular transverse skeletal asymmetries. Skeletal involvement
Fábio Lourenço ROMANO +1 more
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Improving Hypernasality Estimation with Automatic Speech Recognition in Cleft Palate Speech [PDF]
arXiv, 2022 Hypernasality is an abnormal resonance in human speech production, especially in patients with craniofacial anomalies such as cleft palate. In clinical application, hypernasality estimation is crucial in cleft palate diagnosis, as its results determine the subsequent surgery and additional speech therapy. Therefore, designing an automatic hypernasality
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eJournal of Oral Maxillofacial Research, 2017 Objectives: The objective of the present systematic review was to test the hypothesis of no difference in transverse skeletal and dental arch expansion and relapse after segmental Le Fort I osteotomy versus surgically assisted rapid maxillary expansion.
Thomas Starch-Jensen +1 more
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BMC Oral Health, 2023 Objective This study aims to assess the short- and long-term changes in the upper airway and alar width after mini-implant -assisted rapid palatal expansion (MARPE) in nongrowing patients. Methods Five electronic databases (PubMed, Scopus, Embase, Web of
Cuiyu Liu +7 more
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