This study investigated, using cone beam computed tomography (CBCT), the spatial mandibular positioning after rapid maxillary expansion (RME) in Class II Division 1 malocclusion. This prospective study evaluated 17 children (mean initial age 10.36 years old) presenting Class II, Division 1 malocclusion and skeletal maxillary constriction that underwent to RME Haas' protocol. CBCT was performed ...

OBJECTIVE To determine the difference in skeletal response to orthodontic treatment between patients with bilateral disk derangement and normal disk position of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ). MATERIALS AND METHODS Subjects consisted of 46 women whose malocclusions were treated only by orthodontics. All patients had TMJ magnetic resonance imaging (TMJ MRI) taken prior to orthodontic treatm...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to design a customized fixation plate for mandibular angle fracture using topological optimization based on the biomechanical properties of the two conventional fixation systems, and compare the results of stress, strain and displacement distributions calculated by finite element analysis (FEA). METHODS A three-dimensional (3D) virtual mandible was rec...

The aim of the study was to investigate the range of mandibular movements and to analyze the difference in range of mouth opening, right and left lateral movements, and protrusive movement between patients with clinical diagnoses of temporomandibular disorders and asymptomatic subjects (control group) in a young male population. A total of 240 subjects, aged 19-28, were included in the study. T...

This study aimed to present a wireless mandibular motion tracking device and optoelectronic data acquisition system developed to analyze the real-time spatial motion of the entire mandible during mouth opening and closing with no restriction of any movement. The procedures were divided into three phases: confection of a kinematic arch, dynamic digital video image acquisition, and image processi...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of the study was to evaluate the influence of the skeletal maturation in the mandibular and dentoalveolar growth and development during the Class II, division 1, malocclusion correction with Balters bionator. METHODS Three groups of children with Class II, division 1, malocclusion were evaluated. Two of them were treated for one year with the bionator of Balters applianc...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of the mandibular protraction appliance (MPA) for treating mild to moderate Class II malocclusion at different stages of dentofacial development. Lateral radiographs were evaluated before (T0) and at the end (T1) of orthodontic treatment with fixed appliance associated with MPA. Sixty-five consecutively treated patients were divided according to...