Variation of Facial Soft Tissue Thickness in Nepalese Adult Orthodontic Subjects

Facial soft tissue changes after orthodontic treatment.

OBJECTIVES To successfully meet expectations on facial esthetics, it is important to understand normal craniofacial growth and the impact of orthodontic treatment thereon. To date, there have been few studies documenting changes in facial esthetics through photography. The objective of this study was to compare facial soft tissue esthetics before and after orthodontic treatment by means of phot...

Soft-tissue and cortical-bone thickness at orthodontic implant sites.

INTRODUCTION To obtain sufficient stability of implants, the thickness of the soft tissue and the cortical bone in the placement site must be considered. However, the literature contains few anatomical studies of orthodontic implants. METHODS To measure soft-tissue and cortical-bone thicknesses, maxillae from 23 Korean cadavers were decalcified, and buccopalatal cross-sectional specimens were...

3D Facial Soft Tissue Changes Due to Orthodontic Tooth Movement

Soft tissue facial profile and anteroposterior lip positioning in Iranians

  Objective: Since orthodontic and orthognathic treatment planningin each ethnic group must be done according to the soft tissue facial characteristicsregarded as beauty,they thus vary from country to country.The main purpose of this articlewas to determine the mean range of the middle third of soft tissue facial profile and anteroposterior lip positioningusing 3angular and 2 linear measurement...

Frequency of Minor Skin and Soft Tissue Complications in Facial and Periorbital Area after Septorhinoplasty

Introduction: High prevalence of rhinoplasty in the community and lack of structured studies about its minor skin and soft tissue complications, point out the necessity of performing precise and comprehensive studies. The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of minor cutaneous and soft tissue complications of rhinoplasty.  Materials and Methods: 110 patients (30 Male and 80 Female, ...