Global increase in patients seeking orthodontic treatment creates a demand for the use of acrylic resins in removable appliances and retainers. Orthodontic removable appliance wearers have a higher risk of oral infections that are caused by the formation of bacterial and fungal biofilms on the appliance surface. Here, we present the synthetic route for an antibacterial and antifungal organicall...

OBJECTIVE To investigate whether there is scientific evidence to support the hypothesis that the presence of orthodontic fixed appliances influences the oral microbiota. METHODS The search for articles was conducted in PubMed; ISI Web of Knowledge and Ovid databases, including articles published in English until May 17th, 2012. They should report human observational studies presenting the fol...

Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome is a common complain of patient visiting dental clinics. It is an upper air way respiratory obstruction and frequent bouts of temporarily cessation of air flow during sleep. There are too many articles published with definitions of (OSAS), classifications, sign and symptoms, investigations, diagnosis and their treatment etc. Due to costly CPAP etc instruments an...

certain inherent drawbacks, including in creased oral bacteria and microflora,1-5 dental and soft-tissue discomfort, and poor esthetics. Teenage pa tients may be particularly reluctant to undergo fixed-appliance treatment for social reasons, but doctors and parents have been skeptical about their willingness to cooperate with removable clear aligners. To alleviate these concerns, Invisalign Tee...

PURPOSE Considering nickel release from fixed orthodontic appliances, determination of the relationship between the clinical status of the mouth, IgE level and treatment duration in orthodontic patients seems to be advisable. MATERIAL AND METHODS Twenty-one patients with symptoms of nickel hypersensitivity observed during treatment with fixed orthodontic appliances were separated from a group...

The aim of this study was to screen patients with fixed prosthodontic appliances that were in oral cavity for a period of 5 years or more and to assess clinically and radiologically root caries, gingival recession, pocket formation, alveolar ridge resorption, as well as gingival (GI) and plaque index (PI). The aim also was to find out the differences between materials and constructions, between...

Providing energy conservation services becomes a hot research topic because more and more people attach importance to environmental protection. This research proposes a framework that consists of four process models: appliance recognition, activity-appliances model, unattended appliances detection, and energy conservation service. Appliance recognition model can recognizes the operating states ...