Very few people have seen transmigrant mandibular canines and little has been presented in the literature about this rare phenomenon. In this case report, identification techniques and treatment options are presented along with the treatment results of a patient diagnosed with a transmigrant mandibular canine. This rare condition usually requires extraction of the involved tooth because orthodo...

OBJECTIVES To systematically review the literature to assess the quality of evidence related to corticotomy-assisted orthodontic treatment (CAOT) as adjunctive treatment in orthodontics. METHODS The study was conducted in the Faculty of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia between 2013 and 2014. Various electronic  databases were searched and abstracts were retrieved. De...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to compare the quality of orthodontic care between orthodontists and pediatric dentists when measured by parental satisfaction. METHODS Six pediatric dentists and 5 orthodontists participated in the study. Quality of care was measured using the peer assessment rating (PAR) occlusal index, treatment duration, and parental satisfaction. Parental satisfactio...

This report describes a simple method of allowing permanent first molars to drift mesially in patients with congenitally missing second premolars, thus facilitating future orthodontic treatment. Controlled slicing of the deciduous second molar between the ages of 8 and 9 years produced a bodily controlled mesial movement of the permanent first molar in less than 1 year with no or minor rotation...

The case of a 47-year-old female patient with an asymmetric traumatic occlusion, great alveolar destruction in the mandibular left central incisor, gingival recession with attachment loss and lack o fkeratinized tissue more accentuated in the crossbite teeth is described. This situation was caused by the traumatic position of the teeth, aggravated by a forced asymmetric anterior position of the...

In an orthodontic treatment during the permanent dentition period of patients with skeletal class Ⅲ malocclusion, it is sometimes difficult to decide which treatment, or without orthognathic surgery, better. For cleft lip and palate, we consider not only discrepancy between maxillary mandibular morphology but also other factors including number congenitally missing teeth, abnormal in soft tissu...

Orthodontic treatment of the adult patient has grown substantially in recent years primarily due to the longevity of natural dentition, an increased awareness of functional benefits of orthodontics and increasing esthetic demands [1]. Compared to the younger patient and in addition to possible malalignment of teeth and jaws, the adult patient will more likely present with a compromised dentitio...

The treatment outcome for skeletal Class II malocclusion was reviewed in 33 nongrowing patients who were treated with orthodontics alone (by premolar extraction and tooth movement to camouflage the skeletal problem) and in 57 patients treated for similar problems with surgery and orthodontics (with mandibular advancement and with tooth movement to reduce rather than increase dental compensation...

INTRODUCTION Relapse of anterior crowding after retention phase is a major complication in orthodontic treatment. It is the most unpredictable phenomena. This study is aimed to compare anterior crowding relapse in patients treated with non-extraction and extraction of upper and lower first premolars related to changes of selected variables. MATERIALS AND METHODS "Irregularity Index" of dental...