For the dental profession in general and prosthodontists speciality, subject of sleep medicine continues to offer great challenges opportunities diagnosis, treatment planning, based on qualitative evidence. Though role contends by is still its infancy, there a lot find out understand rapidly evolving field because recognition co-managing patients with disorders quick changing into reality. This...

an impacted tooth can be performed with either fixed or removable appliances. Fixed appliances do not require special patient cooperation and can produce precise coronal and root movements.1,2 On the other hand, the wire attached to the impacted tooth may be more easily deflected than with removable appliances, causing undesirable movements of adjacent teeth.3 Such movements are minimized with ...

background: orthodontic therapy has oral ecological changes causing increased numbers of mutans streptococci in saliva and plaque. the purpose of this study was to estimate counts and colonization pattern of streptococcus mutans after application of fixed orthodontic appliances. materials and methods: plaque samples of randomly selected sixty patients were collected before placement of orthodon...

background  and  objectives:  long-term  usage  of  fixed and  removable  orthodontic  appliances  creates  a  favorable environment for the augmentation of oral normal microflora particularly candida species, which can increases the risk of periodontal lesions. the aim of this study was to assess quantitative and qualitative alterations in the carrier rate of candida spp. after placement of fi...

INTRODUCTION AND PURPOSE Wearing orthodontic appliances may negatively affect a patient's oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) physiologically, psychologically, and socially. Few studies have assessed the effect of palatal expanders on OHRQoL. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of palatal expanders on OHRQoL and to compare it with that of fixed orthodontic appliances. MA...

BACKGROUND/AIM Orthodontic patients should be familiar with techniques of maintaining oral hygiene as well as with proper methods of checking maintenance of oral hygiene. The aim of this study was to determine a correlation between condition of periodontium and techniques of maintaining oral hygiene in patients treated with fixed orthodontic appliances. METHODS The research population include...

Adhesion and colonization of the oral cavity by Candida albicans is an initial step in candidosis. Orthodontic and other oral appliances seem to favor candidal presence. The aim of this work was to compare the presence of Candida species in saliva, their adherence to oral epithelial cells, and the levels of anti–C. albicans IgA in children with or without orthodontic appliances. This study incl...

INTRODUCTION Since the previous parameter and review paper publication on oral appliances (OAs) in 2006, the relevant scientific literature has grown considerably, particularly in relation to clinical outcomes. The purpose of this new guideline is to replace the previous and update recommendations for the use of OAs in the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and snoring. METHODS The Am...