Clear aligner orthodontic treatment: An international modified Delphi consensus study

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Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2025 Sep 19:S0889-5406(25)00333-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ajodo.2025.07.012. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: This study aimed to establish a consensus, thanks to the participation of a large group of experts in the field of aligner therapy, on several of its clinical and extraclinical aspects, with particular reference to its potential and biomechanical…

Classification Algorithms for Early Tooth Demineralization Assessment by Impedance Spectroscopy

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Sensors (Basel). 2025 May 31;25(11):3476. doi: 10.3390/s25113476. ABSTRACT Oral caries is one of the most common oral diseases worldwide, affecting about 2.4 billion people. This phenomenon always starts with enamel demineralization, eventually progressing to tooth cavitation and loss when not properly treated. Nowadays, the standard diagnostic techniques to detect demineralization strongly depend on the operator’s…

Effects of rapid maxillary expansion on respiratory and bruxism indexes in children with obstructive sleep apnea: a pilot study

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Cranio. 2025 Sep 4:1-8. doi: 10.1080/08869634.2025.2552537. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of rapid maxillary expansion (RME) on sleep bruxism (SB) and respiratory indexes in pediatric patients. METHODS: Twenty-four subjects needing orthodontic treatment and with suspicion of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) were recruited. Before orthodontics,…