Dental demineralization was determined in patients at three time points during fixed orthodontic treatment. A multiple cross-sectional study included 108 patients divided into three different groups: (1) beginning of orthodontic treatment; (2) one year into treatment; and (3) two years into treatment. Demineralization was estimated using a DIAGNOdent pen. We obtained data from multiple tooth-by...

The size of teeth is one of the crucial factors affecting occlusion formation. In the occurrence of the crowding of dental strings, the size of teeth has a significant role. The aim of the study was to determine the influence of the size of permanent frontal teeth (bicuspids) on the appearance of the crowding of the frontal segment of dental strings. The study included 140 subjects, aged 15-20 ...

Transposition of teeth is a severe problem, which usually affects the cuspid-first premolar area. It is frequently associated with other dental anomalies such as tooth agenesis, peg-shaped maxillary lateral incisors, retained deciduous teeth, malpositions of the adjacent teeth and other teeth malformations. This paper describes the orthodontic management with fixed appliances of a case of bilat...

OBJECTIVE Retention after orthodontic treatment is still an important part of the treatment. Splints are considered as an alternative for removable retainers. The main goal of this study was to assess splinting biomechanically. MATERIALS AND METHODS Three dimensional finite element models (3D) were designed of a mandibular anterior segment which included six anterior teeth with their supporti...

The objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence of early childhood caries and the oral health status in children aged 36-47 months in Vientiane, the capital city of Lao PDR. This study also aimed to assess the feeding practices, snack consumption, oral hygiene practices, and dental visits of children at this age. A total of 400 children were selected for oral examination and their...

BACKGROUND/AIM The Periotest method is a technique for the objective assessment of tooth mobility. The aims of this study were to determine normal Periotest values in the vertical and horizontal dimensions of periodontally healthy teeth in individuals aged 20-35 years and investigate the reliability of Periotest in terms of intra-series and inter-series reproducibility before and after applying...

This study evaluated the degree of buccolingual inclination of mandibular tooth crowns relative to torque. For such purpose, mandibular and maxillary stone casts from 31 Caucasian Brazilian adults with normal occlusion, pleasant facial aspect and no history of previous orthodontic treatment were examined. A custom device was developed for measuring the degree of inclination (torque) of bracket ...

STATEMENT OF PROBLEM In rehabilitating edentulous patients, selecting appropriately sized teeth in the absence of preextraction records is problematic. PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships between some facial dimensions and widths of the maxillary anterior teeth to potentially provide a guide for tooth selection. MATERIAL AND METHODS Sixty full dentate Mala...