OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effects of a mandibular advancement device on apneas and sleep in mild, moderate, and severe obstructive sleep apnea. DESIGN Prospective study. SUBJECTS Forty-four of 47 patients included. INTERVENTION Individually adjusted mandibular advancement devices. MEASUREMENTS Polysomnographic sleep recordings for 1 night without the device and 1 night with it, with a m...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this cross-sectional analytic study was to evaluate the diagnostic efficacy of panoramic-based indices of the mandible (Mental Index-MI, Mandibular Cortical Index-MCI and Panoramic Mandibular Index-PMI) and to determine their correlation with bone mineral density (BMD) of the femoral neck and lumbar vertebrae (L2-L4) in order to assess the possibility of using these paramet...

This study investigated the change in interproximal force (IPF) in mandibular anterior teeth during retention and the relationship between the irregularity index before orthodontic treatment and the IPF. The effect that an erupting third molar had on IPF was also examined. Forty treated patients (40 with extraction of four bicuspids) were followed for 18 months during the retention phase. The i...

OBJECTIVE It has been shown that the temporomandibular joint is frequently affected by juvenile idiopathic arthritis, and this degenerative disease, which may occur during facial growth, results in severe mandibular dysfunction. However, there are no studies that correlate oral health (tooth decay and gingival diseases) and temporomandibular joint dysfunction in patients with juvenile idiopathi...

objective: in this study, the usefulness of panoramic mandibular index (pmi) on panoramic radiographs in diagnosis of osteoporosis was evaluated and its correlation with bone mineral density (bmd) of the neck of femur and spine was determined. materials and methods: in this cross-sectional study, 140 patients (all females) were categorized as either normal, osteopenic or osteoporotic according ...

The Purpose of current study is that Osteoporosis is a systemic disorder characterized by low bone mass leading to fractures reported commonly in females after menopause. The investigations for osteoporosis most commonly used DEXA are very costly and not easily available. Few studies have proposed the use of orthopantomogram as a diagnostic marker for osteoporosis as it is simple, quick, easy, ...