Changes in the oral environment after placement of lingual and labial orthodontic appliances

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Prog Orthod. 2013 Sep 11;14:28. doi: 10.1186/2196-1042-14-28. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: This study compared the oral hygiene and caries risk of patients treated with labial and lingual orthodontic appliances throughout a prospective evaluation of the status of the oral environment before and after bracket placement. METHODS: A total of 20 orthodontic patients aged 19 to 23 years…

Temporomandibular Joint Disorders in Patients With Different Facial Morphology. A Systematic Review of the Literature

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J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2016 Jan;74(1):29-46. doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2015.07.006. Epub 2015 Jul 18. ABSTRACT PURPOSE: The present article aimed to review systematically the literature on the relation between facial skeletal structures and temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorders. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A systematic search in the dental and medical literature was performed to identify all studies of humans…

Torque expression capacity of 0.018 and 0.022 bracket slots by changing archwire material and cross section

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Prog Orthod. 2014 Sep 25;15(1):53. doi: 10.1186/s40510-014-0053-x. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The aim of this study is to calculate and compare the play and torque expression of 0.018 and 0.022 bracket slots when engaged with archwires of different size, cross section and material. METHODS: Eight orthodontic brackets, two of slot height 0.018 and six of slot height…

Determining shapes and dimensions of dental arches for the use of straight-wire arches in lingual technique

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Dental Press J Orthod. 2014 Sep-Oct;19(5):116-22. doi: 10.1590/2176-9451.19.5.116-122.oar. ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: This study aims to determine the shape and dimension of dental arches from a lingual perspective, and determine shape and size of a straight archwire used for lingual Orthodontics. METHODS: The study sample comprised 70 Caucasian Brazilian individuals with normal occlusion and at least four…

Comparative analysis of real and ideal wire-slot play in square and rectangular archwires

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Angle Orthod. 2015 Sep;85(5):848-58. doi: 10.2319/072214-510.1. Epub 2014 Nov 18. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the degree to which the height, width, and cross-section of rectangular and square orthodontic archwires affect the play between the archwires and the bracket slot. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The stated measurements (height and width) of 43 archwires from six different manufacturers…

Three-dimensional assessment of teeth first-, second- and third-order position in Caucasian and African subjects with ideal occlusion

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Prog Orthod. 2015;16:11. doi: 10.1186/s40510-015-0086-9. Epub 2015 May 26. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to provide an updated version of Andrews’ seminal study by exploiting 3D software to analyse the tip, torque and in-out values of two groups of different racial and ethnic background. METHODS: The analysis was conducted on one Caucasian…

SEM-Evaluation of enamel surfaces after orthodontic debonding: a 6 and 12-month follow-up in vivo study

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Scanning. 2015 Sep-Oct;37(5):322-6. doi: 10.1002/sca.21215. Epub 2015 Apr 23. ABSTRACT The purpose of this in vivo study was to compare the morphology of the enamel surfaces before bracket bonding and 6 and 12 months after debonding. Replicas of thirty-two maxillary second premolars of 16 volunteers were made before bracket bonding (T0), after debonding (T1), 6…

Optimal parameters for final position of teeth in space closure in case of a missing upper lateral incisor

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Prog Orthod. 2014 Nov 27;15(1):63. doi: 10.1186/s40510-014-0063-8. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to provide clinical indications for the correct management of appliances in space closure treatment of patients with agenesis of the upper lateral incisors. METHODS: Virtual setup for space closure was performed in 30 patients with upper lateral incisor agenesis. Tip,…

Optical properties of orthodontic aligners–spectrophotometry analysis of three types before and after aging

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Prog Orthod. 2015;16:41. doi: 10.1186/s40510-015-0111-z. Epub 2015 Nov 18. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The aim was to assess and compare absorbance and transmittance values of three types of clear orthodontic aligners before and after two cycles of in vitro aging. METHODS: Nine samples of orthodontic aligners from three different manufacturers (Invisalign, Align Technology, Santa Clara, CA, USA;…