The objective of this study was to compare transverse dimensions of the dental arches and alveolar arches in the canine, premolar and molar regions of Class I and Class II div 1 malocclusion groups. This cross sectional study was performed at Lahore medical and dental college, from January 2011 to November 2011, using measurements on dental casts of 30 Class I and Class II div 1 adult female su...

The origin of the stone industry in Belgium goes back as far Roman occupation. marble industry, with oldest pieces testimony, to 16th century. workshops were located South and even at this period main customers abroad: France, Britain its Empire, States… realization a sculpture natural stone, marble, asks rigor method direct link material because each small modification on is permanent. plaster...

Objectives: As part in appraising the usefulness of new bite-type method, a reliability assessment classification system was performed. Materials and Methods: Eighty-five selected dental casts were appraised by six operators compared to “Gold Standard.” The method assessed double registrations each nine classes every operator. Results: An overall acceptable all examiners existed. Correct assess...

mandibular incisor extraction in carefully selected cases as an alternative option to four bicuspid extraction or non extraction treatment has been advocated. the purpose of this study was to determine the degree of improvement in occlusion in patients with bolton discrepancy treated by one lower incisor extraction using peer assessment rating index (par indexes).pre and post treatment dental c...

abstract introduction. the study for beauty can be traced back to the earliest civilizations. many factors influence the perception of beauty, and esthetic dentistry continues to grow as a major part of overall dentistry. one of the most important factors in beauty of the teeth is the proportion of them to one another, and golden proportion is determined to be 1.618. the purpose of this study w...

We report a case series of ten patients who presented with anterior open bite. The initial evaluation included clinical pictures, lateral cephalometric radiographs and dental casts. They were assessed according to the severity of the open bite and the cause (skeletal or dental). They all underwent orthodontic treatment as an initial step. Five patients with dental open bite underwent molar intr...

Digital technology is becoming day by day a more important procedure in most of the clinic activities and, thus, orthodontists are increasingly adding digital technology to their orthodontics records. In this article we want to outline the advantages and disadvantages of the use of digital photography, digital radiography as well as one of the latest developments: the digital study stone casts....

OBJECTIVE Mandibular incisor extraction in carefully selected cases as an alternative option to four bicuspid extraction or non extraction treatment has been advocated. The purpose of this study was to determine the degree of improvement in occlusion in patients with Bolton discrepancy treated by one lower incisor extraction using Peer Assessment Rating Index (PAR indexes). MATERIALS AND METH...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study is to determine the best surgical/orthodontic treatment plan for the complete bilateral and unilateral cleft lip and palate patient to achieve all treatment goals of facial aesthetics, speech, dental function, and psychosocial development. METHODS Review of 40 years of serial complete bilateral cleft lip and palate and complete unilateral cleft lip and palate ...

The preparation and use of moulds and casts from cavities and organs has already been applied in several medical disciplines. It is a current method in stomatology in order to obtain an exact reproduction of the oral cavity for preparing dental prostheses. Plastic casts obtained from the filling of vessels, ducts, and cavities are of great interest for the anatomical knowledge of organs (Van de...