Cooperation of the patient during orthodontic treatment is a major determinant of a successful treatment result. Unfortunately, noncompliance is a serious problem in orthodontics. A patient’s noncompliance can result in a longer treatment time, destruction of the teeth and periodontium, extraction of additional teeth, collapse of a corrected malocclusion after treatment, frustration for the pat...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the demand for orthodontic treatment among 9-18 olds seeking dental care in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania. DESIGN Case-control, interview and clinical study. SETTINGS Children seeking dental care. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Demand for orthodontic treatment. RESULTS Most of the children (85%) in the case group attended the dental clinic because of crowding. Aesthetic impair...

INTRODUCTION This purpose of this study was to document and investigate changes in periodontal pathogen levels before, during, and after orthodontic treatment in adolescents. METHODS DNA gene probe analysis was used to quantify the levels of 8 periodontal pathogens before, during, and after treatment with fixed orthodontic appliances in 190 concurrently treated adolescent orthodontic patients...

A 9-year-old girl with Papillon-Lefèvre syndrome (PLS) was treated orthodontically 24 months after the start of mechanical and antibiotic therapy in adjunct with periodontal treatment every 6 weeks. After achieving stable periodontal conditions, orthodontic treatment was commenced to correct the teeth position, facial profile, and maxillary protraction. Following the combination therapy and a f...

BACKGROUND In the period of adolescence physical appearance takes on significant importance in the construction of personal identity, including one's relationship with one's own body. A variety of social, cultural, psychological and personal factors influences the self-perception of dental appearance and the decision to undergo orthodontic treatment. Adolescents who seek orthodontic treatment a...

Objective: The purpose of the study is to assess and compare the plaque and gingival status among dental students undergoing orthodontic treatment with that of non-orthodontic treatment. Materials and Methods: A comparative cross sectional study was conducted among 64 dental students. The 64 students were divided into three groups, Group 1 subjects undergoing orthodontic treatment, Group 2 subj...

Objectives In borderline class III malocclusions, the patients can be successfully treated by the orthodontic or surgical modalities, however; there is no consensus about the method with the best results regarding functional and esthetic parameters. The present study aimed to assess the treatment plans provided by academic and non-academic surgeons regarding borderline class III patients. Meth...

statement of the problem: fixed orthodontic appliances predispose patients to dental caries. use of mouthrinses has been introduced as the effective way for reducing dental plaque accumulation. purpose: the aim of this study was to compare the effects of persicamouthwash and chlorhexidine (chx) on colonization of streptococcus mutans ( s. mutans ) on fixed orthodontic o-rings. materials and met...

Temporomandibular Disorder (TMD) is the main cause of pain of non-dental origin in the oro-facial region including head, face and related structures. The aetiology and the pathophysiology of TMD is poorly understood. It is generally accepted that the aetiology is multifactorial, involving a large number of direct and indirect causal factors. Among such factors, occlusion is frequently cited as ...