PURPOSE The aim of this retrospective case-control study was to identify, in a group of growing children and adolescents affected by malocclusion, specific dento-skeletal characteristics which could be correlated to the onset, in the above-mentioned subjects, of craniomandibular disorders (CMD). MATERIALS AND METHODS Among the patients treated at the Paedodontics and Orthodontics department o...

This article presents the nonsurgical orthodontic treatment of a skeletal Class III malocclusion an adult patient.

Introduction: The Occlusal plane plays an important role during orthodontic treatment. occlusal affects the position of mandible, smile esthetics, masticatory function, and stability post-orthodontic.Objectives: To evaluate relationship anterior (AOP) posterior (POP) with skeletal vertical patterns.Materials Methods: Lateral cephalometric radiographs 180 adult patients different classes maloccl...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the association between the health status of permanent first molars and different craniofacial relationships among adolescents. STUDY DESIGN This is a retrospective study on patients' records aged 11-15 years. Sex, skeletal relationship, vertical growth pattern, malocclusion, overjet, and overbite were assessed. The health status of permanent first molars was recorded...

Increasing numbers of older patients are seeking orthognathic surgery to treat jaw deformity. However, orthodontic and orthognathic surgical treatment is difficult in cases without occlusal vertical stop. A 55-year-old man presented with Class III malocclusion and mandibular protrusion including esthetic problems and posterior bite collapse. He underwent dental implant treatment to reconstruct ...

INTRODUCTION Due to the lack of studies that distinguish between dentoalveolar and basal changes caused by the Thurow appliance, this clinical study, carried out by the School of Dentistry--State University of São Paulo/Araraquara, aimed at assessing the dental and skeletal changes induced by modified Thurow appliance. METHODS The sample included an experimental group comprising 13 subjects a...

In the present report, we describe the successful use of miniscrews to achieve vertical control in combination with the conventional sliding MBT™ straight-wire technique for the treatment of a 26-year-old Chinese woman with a very high mandibular plane angle, deep overbite, retrognathic mandible with backward rotation, prognathic maxilla, and gummy smile. The patient exhibited skeletal Class II...

INTRODUCTION The aim of this study was to evaluate the position and movements of the tongue in patients with skeletal Class III malocclusion. METHODS Sixty-six patients (31 male, 35 female) with Class III malocclusion were divided into 3 groups according to cephalometric analysis. The first group comprised 23 patients (13 male, 10 female) with mandibular prognathism, the second group comprise...

Aim: To compare 2 types of treatment for Class II malocclusion assessing mandibular behavior in subjects submitted to full orthodontic treatment with standard edgewise appliance and cervical headgear (Kloehn appliance) and those who used cervical headgear in the first period and with full orthodontic appliance in the second period. Methods: The sample consisted of 80 children treated with eithe...