Effects of invisible orthodontic retainers on masticatory muscles activity during sleep: a controlled trial

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Prog Orthod. 2018 Jul 23;19(1):24. doi: 10.1186/s40510-018-0228-y. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: This study aims to evaluate if invisible orthodontic retainers can affect sleep-time masticatory muscle activity (sMMA) over a short-term period in healthy individuals. METHODS: Nineteen (N = 19) healthy subjects underwent an in-home evaluation with a portable device for electromyographic (EMG) assessment. The study protocol provided…

Class III malocclusion and bilateral cross-bite in an adult patient treated with miniscrew-assisted rapid palatal expander and aligners

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Angle Orthod. 2018 Sep;88(5):649-664. doi: 10.2319/111617-790.1. Epub 2018 May 1. ABSTRACT This case report describes the use of a miniscrew-assisted rapid palatal expander and aligners to correct bilateral cross-bite and crowding in an adult patient with a Class III skeletal pattern. A digitally designed surgical guide was three-dimensionally printed and used to accurately insert four…

Skeletal and dentoalveolar effects of hybrid rapid palatal expansion and facemask treatment in growing skeletal Class III patients

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Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2018 Feb;153(2):262-268. doi: 10.1016/j.ajodo.2017.06.022. ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: The purpose of this study was to describe the skeletal and dentoalveolar changes in a group of growing skeletal Class III patients treated with hybrid rapid palatal expansion and facemask. METHODS: Twenty-eight growing patients with skeletal Class III malocclusion were treated using a rapid…

Relationship of self-reported sleep bruxism and awake bruxism with chronotype profiles in Italian dental students

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Cranio. 2019 May;37(3):147-152. doi: 10.1080/08869634.2018.1431600. Epub 2018 Jan 29. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVES: A cross-sectional study was performed to assess the association between possible sleep bruxism (SB) and awake bruxism (AB) with sleep characteristics and chronotype (i.e. circadian cycle preference). METHODS: One-hundred-nineteen young adults filled out a self-reported questionnaire to assess SB and AB, a questionnaire about…

Marsupialization of a dentigerous cyst followed by orthodontic traction of two retained teeth: A case report

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Int Orthod. 2019 Jun;17(2):365-374. doi: 10.1016/j.ortho.2019.03.019. Epub 2019 Apr 22. ABSTRACT This case report discussed a combined surgical-orthodontic rescue of two impacted teeth in a large dentigerous cyst by the means of fixed orthodontic appliances. After careful evaluation of the 3D radiographic exams, extraction of the deciduous elements was carried out, followed by marsupialization and…

Correlation Between Sleep-Time Masseter Muscle Activity and Tooth Wear: An Electromyographic Study

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J Oral Facial Pain Headache. 2019 Spring;33(2):199-204. doi: 10.11607/ofph.2081. ABSTRACT AIMS: To assess the correlation between tooth wear and sleep-time masseter muscle activity (sMMA) in a group of healthy young adults who underwent home electromyographic/electrocardiographic (EMG/ECG) recordings with a portable device. METHODS: A total of 41 healthy volunteers (23 women, 18 men; mean age 28.8…

Self-reported awake bruxism and chronotype profile: a multicenter study on Brazilian, Portuguese and Italian dental students

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Cranio. 2021 Mar;39(2):113-118. doi: 10.1080/08869634.2019.1587854. Epub 2019 Mar 25. ABSTRACT Objective: To assess the association between self-reported awake bruxism (AB) and the chronotype profile among Brazilian, Portuguese, and Italian dental students.Methods: A cross-sectional study involving 205 dental students was developed. Self-reported AB as well as information on sleep characteristics were collected from a questionnaire. The…

Efficacy of swm appliance in the expression of first-, second- and third-order information in Class I and Class II

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J Clin Exp Dent. 2019 Jan 1;11(1):e97-e102. doi: 10.4317/jced.55399. eCollection 2019 Jan. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: To assess the efficacy of a multibracket appliance-Straight-wire Mirabella (SWM) prescription-in terms of achieving the ideal first-, second- and third-order values proposed by Andrews. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A total sample of 46 Caucasian subjects was divided into two groups: 23 with…