OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to determine whether or not lingual arches in subjects with anterior or posterior mandible rotation can produce different effects in the prevention of first permanent molar mesial migration. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Forty-two patients with a mean age of 9 ± 0.8 years were selected from the Department of Orthodontics, University of Catania, Italy. These subjects...

The human foot is characterized by a pronounced longitudinal arch (LA) that compresses and recoils in response to external load during locomotion, allowing for storage and return of elastic energy within the passive structures of the arch and contributing to metabolic energy savings. Here, we examine the potential for active muscular contribution to the biomechanics of arch deformation and reco...

Tooth morphometry is known to be influenced by cultural, environmental and racial factors. Tooth size standards can be used in age and sex determination. One hundred models (50 males & 50 females) of normal occlusion were evaluated and significant correlations (p<0.001) were found to exist between the combined maxillary incisor widths and the maxillary intermolar and interpremolar arch widths. ...

BACKGROUND The aim of this prospective study was to compare root resorption after the leveling phase of treatment, performed by either super-elastic or conventional multi-stranded stainless steel arch wires. METHODS From a total of 156 future orthodontic patients in a private clinic, 82 were included in the study after excluding those who earlier had orthodontic or endodontic treatment or sig...

To evaluate and compare the speech in unilateral and bilateral cleft lip and palate children treated with and without presurgicalorthopaedics based on their palatal dimensions.Perceptual and digital evaluation of speech in cleft lip and palate childrencompared with there palatal dimensions.Twenty subjects with a history of cleft lip and palate or velopharyngeal dysfunction and speech disorder.G...

The results of experimental studies on the zygomatic arch during the growth period, through excisions or fractures, are controversial. In this study, the effect of a discontinuity of the zygomatic arch on facial growth was experimentally evaluated, without tissual damage or deviations. One-month-old rats were submitted to a surgical procedure in order to obtain a one-milimeter-wide discontinuit...

The purpose of this investigation was to study the effect of elevating the heel during unilateral weight-bearing on structure of the foot, especially a “flat” foot, and on function of the foot in maintaining balance. We examined 16 healthy women, 21 to 23 years of age, who stood unilaterally on the right foot with the heel elevated 0, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, and 40 mm. We measured height of the ...

OBJECTIVE This randomized controlled trial aimed to compare the stability of mandibular arch orthodontic treatment outcomes between passive self-ligating and conventional systems during 6 months of retention. METHODS Fortyseven orthodontic patients with mild to moderate crowding malocclusions not requiring extraction were recruited based on inclusion criteria. Patients (mean age 21.58 ± 2.94 ...

Human embryos aged six and one-half through 12 weeks were studied to determine the morphological changes in shape of the maxillary dental arch during this early developmental period. Age was determined by crown-rump lengths using the table of Patten ('53). When compared to a reference catenary curve, the embryonic dental arch exhibited several time-linked and directional changes in shape. First...

BACKGROUND The aim of this retrospective study was to identify which dental and/or cephalometric variables were predictors of long-term maxillary dental arch stability in patients treated with a transpalatal arch (TPA) during the mixed dentition phase followed by full fixed appliances in the permanent dentition. METHODS Thirty-six patients, treated with TPA followed up by full fixed appliance...