Background No epidemiological studies have targeted the association between experience of orthodontic treatment and symptoms of temporomandibular joint (TMJ) in a large adult population. In this study, we investigated whether experience of orthodontic treatment is associated with symptoms of TMJ in adults. Methods We used data from the Fifth Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Sur...

Braces are used by orthodontists to correct the misalignment of teeth in the mouth. Archwire rotation is a particular procedure used to correct tooth inclination. Wire rotation can result in deformation to the orthodontic brackets, and an orthodontic torque simulator has been designed to examine this wire-bracket interaction. An optical technique has been employed to measure the deformation due...

The purpose of this literature review was to screen the valuable published articles regarding to the impacts of mini-implants on orthodontic science, briefly. The searching category was performed on the Pubmed using MeSH words such as "dental (mini) implants, orthodontic anchorage procedures, and orthodontic appliances." After preliminary sketch, they were grouped as follow: Those evaluating (a...

objectives: this study aimed to compare the microleakage beneath metallic brackets following two different methods of enamel preparation and light curing. materials and methods: a total of 120 bovine deciduous lower incisors were randomly divided into four groups of 30 teeth. the preparations were as follows: group i: acid etching + transbond xt primer + direct illumination, group ii: acid etch...

Orthodontic appliances often cause oral diseases such as dental caries and gingivitis due to the attachment of an oral biofilm. However, there are few reliable methods to remove the biofilm from the orthodontic appliances. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of microbubbled water on the removal of biofilms made with Streptococcus mutans or Candida albicans on orthodontic applia...

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...

Editorial Young patients referred for orthodontic treatment often suffer from plaque related gingivitis. Many dentists are reluctant to refer adult patients for orthodontic treatment if they have suffered, or are suffering from, obvious signs of periodontal disease such as chronic periodontitis. Most humans suffer from periodontal disease at some time in their lives. The severity of the disease...

The goals of drug repositioning are to find a new pharmacological effect of a drug for which human safety and pharmacokinetics are established and to expand the therapeutic range of the drug to another disease. Such drug discovery can be performed at low cost and in the short term based on the results of previous clinical trials. New drugs for gynecologic tumors may be found by drug repositioni...

The aim of the present report is to demonstrate the surgical and orthodontic positioning of a palatally impacted permanent maxillary canine in a patient aged 14 years. The surgical exposure and orthodontic traction were applied to reposition the canine with resultant proper functioning, excellent esthetics, and good periodontal health.

OBJECTIVE to verify the effectiveness of the rubber elastic band in the treatment of large wounds of the body wall of rabbits by means of traction of its edges. METHODS we studied 30 New Zealand rabbits, divided into three groups (n=10): Group 1- healing by secondary intention; Group 2- removal and eutopic repositioning of skin as full thickness skin graft; Group 3- Approximation of wound edg...