The 2 major treatment approaches for congenitally missing maxillary lateral incisors are space closure via orthodontic therapy, or space opening to allow prosthodontic replacements either with a fixed prosthesis or single-tooth implant. Both of these treatment approaches can potentially compromise aesthetics, periodontal health, and function. It is essential for an interdisciplinary dental spec...

The pressures from the lower lip on the lower incisors were measured at the midline between the central incisors and between the left lateral incisor and canine. The measurements were made with the lip at rest and during swallowing of water in 24 boys and 40 girls aged 9-15 years. The children were divided into four groups, two treated with a lip bumper with and without an oral shield, and two ...

4 C linical orthodontics is a service that should be grounded in science and biology. The science of decision in treatment planning implies identification of alternative procedures, prediction of the relative odds in favor of the desired long-term outcome for each option, and evaluation of the relative cost-risk-benefit ratios of each alternative. The decision should be comprehensible to the pa...

Background The size, proportion and gingival zenith position of maxillary anterior teeth plays in the anterior teeth esthetics. Objective To compare the gingival zenith positions and levels between male and female in right and left side as an esthetic parameter. Method Impression of the maxillary arch was made in each participant with irreversible hydrocolloid, and dental cast was made with den...

lateral and anterior displacements of mandible may cause malocclusion. the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of these displacements in a population of 597 childrens age 12 in mashhad secondary schools. displacment of mandible was shown to be in 11.8 percent of the population (6.2 percent anterior and 5.6 percent lateral displacement).anterior displacement of mandible was diagnos...

This study aims to analyze the color distribution of maxillary permanent incisors in Korean pediatric patients and determine effects age root developmental stage on tooth color. The L*a*b* values 404 sound fully erupted without dental caries, restorations, trauma history or discoloration from 101 between ages 7 15, with a mean 10.0 ± 1.5, were analyzed spectrophotometer. CIE 84.01, 0.17, 24.07 ...

The purpose of this study was to investigate the degree of root resorption after orthodontic treatment and self-repair of the root following two years of retention by measuring the root length of the maxillary incisors before, immediately after and two years after orthodontic treatment. Sixty patients with Angle Class II division 1 malocclusion ranging in age from 12 to 22 who were treated with...

The prevalence of hypodontia is reported to be between 1.5% to 10% in the permanent dentition. In the anterior teeth, maxillary lateral incisors and mandibular central incisors are the most frequently involved teeth. This causes esthetic problems for the patient. Several reports have focused on restoration of retained maxillary primary anterior teeth, but none have described restoration of reta...

BACKGROUND: Variations were observed when the same parameter was analyzed in different types of orthodontic diagnostic records affecting our diagnosis and treatment planning. We appraised the linear distance from most prominent point of upper and lower incisors to AB plane from standardized photograph of study models and compare with lateral cephalogram. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 30 sta...

BACKGROUND Different treatment alternatives are possible in the preprosthetic orthodontic management of missing of lateral incisors. We describe an efficient approach in a 12.11-year-old girl with incisors agenesis. CASE REPORT Treatment started with repositioning of the permanent canines in site 2 and the deciduous canines in site 3. After growth completion the deciduous canines will be extr...