Dental crowding is the most common form of malocclusion. It more pronounced in mandible than maxilla and tends to increase with age. Depending on degree space deficiency age children prevalence dental can be as high 50%. Schwartz appliance lip bumper have been widely used an early treatment for increasing lower arch dimensions. The aim this review evaluate scientific research about efficacy com...

background and aims. this in vitro study was designed to evaluate the effect of composite resin types and orthodontic debonding pliers on the amount of adhesive remnants and enamel damages using a novel method of measurement. materials and methods. 120 extracted human premolars were randomly divided into four groups (n = 30). the standard edgewise metallic brackets were bonded to the teeth with...

the aim of this case report was to introduce an appliance for correcting severe rotation of anterior teeth in the mixed dentition period. a 9-year-old iranian boy with a mixed dentition class i malocclusion complained of a severely rotated of upper right central incisor. there was a mesiodens between the central incisors. the supernumerary tooth was first extracted and then a whip appliance whi...

In the second of two papers, management of orthodontic emergencies involving appliances other than Fixed appliances will be detailed. Problems relating to removable appliances, as well as other orthodontic adjuncts, will be discussed. Unfortunately, orthodontic appliance breakage does occur, despite the clinicians giving clear and concise instructions to the patients and their parents at fittin...

This review aims to analyze the multiple factors affecting patients’ level of compliance (how much they wear removable devices/clear aligners) during orthodontic treatments and investigate available methods devices monitor appliance wearing time improve it. A literature search was conducted on electronic databases (Pubmed, Scopus, Google Scholar). The results present study suggest that indicato...

UNLABELLED This randomized split-mouth study was aimed at evaluating whether an orthodontic appliance per se or orthodontic tooth movement can induce detectable changes in gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) volume, and thus whether GCF volume is a predictable biomarker for tissue remodelling incident to orthodontic tooth movement. MATERIALS AND METHODS Sixteen healthy orthodontic patients (7 fem...

Background: The Class II Malocclusion is the most frequent dento-skeletal anomaly that involves one third of all orthodontic patients. So many appliances have been described in the literature for treating this malocclusion, in particular when it’s indicated to obtain a mandibular advancement. The aim of this study is to compare the dental and skeletal effects of Frankel II Regulator and Cervera...