Class II malocclusion is one of the most commonly occurring conditions, and component mostly involved mandibular retrognathism. The treatment modalities include both removable fixed appliances. advantage functional appliances that it not dependent on patient compliance. Various are available such as rigid, flexible, hybrid. present case series discusses a hybrid type appliance, i.e. Twin Force ...

Materials & Method: A cross sectional study was done in 212 orthodontic patients (age range 11-30 years) having fixed appliance for at least six months duration. A survey form based on ‘Dentition Status & Treatment Need, WHO’ was used to depict DMFT Index and prevalence of dental caries. A questionnaire was used to assess the practice of oral hygiene measures and food habits of the orthodontic ...

INTRODUCTION Maxillary canine-first premolar transposition (Mx.C.P1) is an uncommon dental positional anomaly that may create many orthodontic problems from both esthetic and functional points of view. OBJECTIVE In this report we show the orthodontic management of a case of Mx.C.P1 associated with bilateral maxillary lateral incisor agenesis and unilateral mandibular second premolar agenesis ...

In contemporary dental care an increased number of adult patients are seeking orthodontic treatment. In such adult patients, a combined orthodontic and other specialized therapy often offers the best options for achieving a predictable outcome to solve complex clinical problems. This case report demonstrates a combined therapy with orthodontic and implantprosthodontic treatment in a 26 years ol...

BACKGROUND There is strong evidence that malocclusion and body posture are interdependent. The relationship between improvement of nasopharyngeal airway, correction of malocclusion by orthodontic treatment or orthognathic surgery, and changes in body posture were evaluated in several studies. The purpose of the present study was to analyze the effect of the orthodontic treatment with Twin-block...

Paresthesia of the lower lip is uncommon during orthodontic treatment. In the present case, paresthesia occurred during orthodontic leveling of an extruded mandibular left second molar. It was decided to remove this tooth from the appliance and allow it to relapse. A reanatomization was then performed by grinding. The causes and treatment options of this rare disorder are reviewed and discussed...

Relevance . For many years studies have evaluated the possibilities of modifying growth maxillofacial complex during orthodontic treatment with functional appliances. Despite large number devoted to distal occlusion in children and adolescents, there is no consensus among orthodontists on appropriateness, timing tactics such treatment. Material methods. The article presents results adolescents ...

Orthodontic appliances serve as different impact zones and modify microbial adherence and colonization, acting as foreign reserves and possible sources of infection. This study was conducted to investigate the effect of different types of fixed orthodontic appliances on the growth and adherence of microorganisms in oral flora which are Streptococcus mutans (S. mutans) and Candida albicans. Sixt...