Prevalence of malocclusion and orthodontic treatment needs among middle and high school children of Davangere city, India by using Dental Aesthetic Index
Journal of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, 11/17/2009
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Shivakumar KM et al. – 80.1% school children had no or minor malocclusion which required no or slight treatment, 19.9% had definite ... malocclusion requiring definite/mandatory orthodontic treatment.
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Different skeletal types underlying Class III malocclusion in a random population
American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, 11/11/2009
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Staudt CB et al. – About 75% of the Class III malocclusion had skeletal origin in the subjects, mainly due to mandibular prognathism or macrognathia. The different skeletal types proposed in the study can give ... evaluation of treatment effects in Class III malocclusion and in genetic studies.
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Nonextraction treatment of a skeletal Class III malocclusion
American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, 11/18/2009
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Leon–Salazar V et al. – This case report describes the nonsurgical, nonextraction therapy of a 16–year–old boy with a skeletal Class III malocclusion, a prognathic mandible, and a retrusive maxilla. The height of ... face height were slightly increased with treatment. Class I molar and canine relationships were achieved, and the facial profile improved substantially.
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Effect of timing on the outcomes of 1-phase nonextraction therapy of Class II malocclusion
American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, 10/29/2009
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Baccetti T et al. – The aim of this cephalometric study was to evaluate the role of timing in relation to skeletal maturity on the outcomes of nonextraction comprehensive Class II therapy. The greatest amount of dentoskeletal correction of Class II malocclusion with 1 ... phase nonextraction treatment occurred in patients treated during the pubertal growth spurt.
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Relationship between malocclusion, orthodontic treatment, and tooth wear
American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, 10/29/2009
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Mwangi CW et al. – Although the association between orthodontic treatment and dental health has been studied previously, no studies have hitherto investigated whether the need for, or the receipt of, orthodontic ... differences in tooth wear in the long term. Neither the need for nor the provision of orthodontic treatment contributes to increased tooth wear.
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Perception of orthodontic treatment need in children and adolescents
European Journal of Orthodontics, 10/28/2009
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Spalj S et al. – Patients’ and parents’ perception of malocclusion are important in determining orthodontic treatment demand, motivation, and cooperation. The aim of this study was to investigate differences in perception ... that malocclusion has more impact on emotional well–being than on function or social contacts.
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The effect of posterior bite-plane on dentoskeletal changes in skeletal open-bite malocclusion
Journal of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, 11/17/2009
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Meibodi SE et al. – The results of this study revealed that with posterior bite plane therapy during mixed dentition period in patients suffering from skeletal open–bite, one could inhibit ... to growth in posterior face, disharmony would be relieved, saving patient from future complex orthodontic treatment or even orthognathic surgery.
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Later orthodontic complications caused by risk factors observed in the early years of life
European Journal of Pediatrics, 10/29/2009
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Emerich K et al. – In general, measures to prevent malocclusion should be based on providing good incentives to promote normal growth and development of the face and the elimination of potential
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Treatment and post-treatment effects of facemask therapy on the sagittal pharyngeal dimensions in Class III subjects
European Journal of Orthodontics, 10/01/2009
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Ts2 and T3. No significant short– or long–term changes in the sagittal oropharyngeal and nasopharyngeal airway dimensions were induced by maxillary protraction in subjects with a Class III malocclusion when compared with untreated controls.
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Dental arch dimensions and tooth wear in two samples of children in the 1950s and 1990s
British Dental Journal, 11/02/2009
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living in the same geographic area and separated by almost 35 years. This association can partially explain the greater risk of developing malocclusions in contemporary children compared with children living 35 years before.
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