Maxillary central incisors with short roots are occasionally encountered during orthodontic diagnosis. From an esthetic point of view, the central incisors occupy the most noticeable position in the maxillary and mandibular arches, and whether or not to extract them marks a major turning point in the planning of orthodontic treatment. In deciding a treatment strategy in this situation, there ar...

BACKGROUND Bisphosphonates are a common medication for the prevention and therapy of osteoporosis, but are also applied for tumor diseases. They affect bone metabolism, and therefore also orthodontic treatments, but how it does has yet not been definitively clarified. Therefore, the aim of this research was to evaluate and demonstrate the reported effects and the current state of scientific res...

Studies concerning the prevalence of extractions prior to orthodontic treatment have been limited in scope. This quasi-experimental analysis from secondary data explores patient and provider variables as they relate to extractions prior to comprehensive orthodontic therapy in the mixed dentition. This national database contains 38,529 children who had at least one comprehensive orthodontic (mix...

BACKGROUND Gingival invaginations are a common side effect of orthodontic therapy involving tooth extraction and subsequent space closure. Consequences of gingival invaginations are a jeopardized stability of the space closure and hampered oral hygiene. In a retrospective study, the factor time until initiation of orthodontic space closure after tooth extraction has been identified as a potenti...

OBJECTIVE This paper describes changes in the characteristics of patients seeking orthodontic treatment over the past decade and the treatment they received, to identify any seasonal variations or trends. METHODS This single-center retrospective cohort study included all patients who presented to Seoul National University Dental Hospital for orthodontic diagnosis and treatment between January...

introduction: impaction of third molars can be associated with a number of sequelae, each requiring a different type of treatment. the purpose of this study was to assess the changes in the position of lower third molars following extraction and non-extraction orthodontic treatments. methods: pre- and post-treatment panoramic radiographs of 26 class i malocclusion patients (4 male and 22 female...

Changes that occurred in the pattern of tooth extraction in the last 13 years among a population of children in Nigerian were studied. The result of this study was then compared to that of a past study done in the same institution 13 years earlier. Information on age, gender, and indication of tooth extraction was collected prospectively from 379 consecutive patients who visited the outpatient ...

The purpose of this study was to find the skeletal, dental & soft tissue changes following a nonextraction orthodontic treatment regimen in mild to moderate class 2 skeletal base relationships in the adult population. 46 mild to moderate class 2 skeletal base relationships were treated with fixed orthodontic appliances in the adult permanent dentition with non-extraction approach. The patients ...

AIM This is to report the case of a ten year old child affected by a numeric dental anomaly showing the pathologic condition characterised by the simultaneous presence of supernumerary and supplemental teeth. The anomaly was analysed to plan the best surgical and orthodontic treatments. CASE REPORT Dental history, clinical and instrumental examinations were made to perform a correct orthodont...