Corticotomy facilitated orthodontics has been practising for longer periods, but a novel approach of a periapical incision to make horizontal cuts 5 mm above the apex of the maxillary anteriors along with vertical cuts requires a detailed investigation. The purpose of this study was to assess the outcome of skeletal cases with spacing in the anteriors using a novel method of modified surgical a...

For oral health, it is an important issue to keep and, if deteriorated, to improve salivary secretion. Although mechanical stimulation in chewing and masticating bolus induces the salivary secretion, it is not well-known which sites in oral cavity are effectively stimulated. The present study was designed to investigate the effective sites in the cavity to the mechanical brushing stimulation to...

The robust nature of teeth and their ability to resist destruction, make them indispensable evidence in caseswhere human identification by a scientific method is required. Forensic odontology the branch dentistrythat combines knowledge oral maxillofacial region dentist with legal system. Dentalidentification has proven be boon disaster victim identification. Besides teeth, an odontologist canal...

Distribution of apoptotic cells and expression of the apoptosis-related factors p53, bcl-2 and bad during morphogenesis of the murine palatine rugae (PR) were examined histochemically using the terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated UTP nick end-labeling (TUNEL) technique and specific antibodies against apoptosis and cell cycle-related molecules. Formation of the PR rudiment was control...

INTRODUCTION This study was conducted to compare the rugae patterns between two major ethnic groups in Nigeria to establish any peculiarities. This will serve as basis for population identification especially in mass disasters involving individuals of different races or ethnicities. METHODS One hundred consenting participants, 50 of south-western Yoruba ethnicity and 50 of south-eastern Igbo ...