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Class II treatment by palatal miniscrew-system appliance: A case report

Angle Orthod. 2020 Mar;90(2):305-313. doi: 10.2319/080218-559.1. Epub 2019 Mar 12. ABSTRACT This case shows that using a rapid palatal expander (RPE) and then a pendulum appliance anchored to palatal miniscrews is an option for improving treatment management in a noncompliant patient requiring maxillary expansion and molar distalization in the late mixed dentition. First, an RPE…

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

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…

Corrigendum: Does low-frequency vibration have an effect on aligner treatment? A single-centre, randomized controlled trial

Eur J Orthod. 2019 Aug 8;41(4):444. doi: 10.1093/ejo/cjy084. NO ABSTRACT PMID:30649318 | DOI:10.1093/ejo/cjy084

The mechanical behavior of as received and retrieved nickel titanium orthodontic archwires

Prog Orthod. 2019 Jan 7;20(1):1. doi: 10.1186/s40510-018-0251-z. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study is to investigate and compare the characteristics of as received and retrieved NiTi archwires at a constant temperature by plotting their load/deflection graphs and quantifying three parameters describing the discharge plateau phase. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Two hundred four NiTi archwires, traditional…

Mechanical Tillage Diversely Affects Glomalin Content, Water Stable Aggregates and AM Fungal Community in the Soil Profiles of Two Differently Managed Olive Orchards

Biomolecules. 2019 Oct 22;9(10):639. doi: 10.3390/biom9100639. ABSTRACT This work was designed to investigate the effect of mechanical tillage on glomalin content, arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) abundance and diversity, and the concentration of water stable aggregates (WSA), in two adjacent olive groves located in Basilicata (Italy) that were managed over the course of 11 years in…

Smartphone-based application for EMA assessment of awake bruxism: compliance evaluation in a sample of healthy young adults

Clin Oral Investig. 2020 Apr;24(4):1395-1400. doi: 10.1007/s00784-019-03098-2. Epub 2019 Oct 24. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: A smartphone-based ecological momentary assessment (EMA) strategy to collect real time data on awake bruxism (AB) has been recently introduced. The aim of this study was to assess the compliance with its use over 1 week in a sample of healthy young…

Assessment of stiffness and load deflection of orthodontic miniscrews used for palatal anchorage: An in vitro biomechanical study

Int Orthod. 2020 Dec;18(4):809-819. doi: 10.1016/j.ortho.2020.08.005. Epub 2020 Sep 28. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the biomechanical properties of miniscrews of 5 different lengths, 2 different diameters, and different combinations of insertion used for palatal skeletal anchorage. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Twenty-four different combinations of a total of 120 miniscrews of…

Short-term variation in the subgingival microbiota in two groups of patients treated with clear aligners and vestibular fixed appliances: A longitudinal study

Orthod Craniofac Res. 2021 May;24(2):251-260. doi: 10.1111/ocr.12427. Epub 2020 Oct 15. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the subgingival microbiological changes during the first six months of therapy with clear aligners (CAs) and fixed appliances (FAs). The null hypothesis was that there would be no microbiological differences between the two. SETTING/SAMPLE: Two groups of patients to be…

Lower incisor extraction therapy in a complex case with an ankylosed tooth in an adult patient: A case report

Int Orthod. 2020 Dec;18(4):850-862. doi: 10.1016/j.ortho.2020.08.006. Epub 2020 Sep 15. ABSTRACT This case report describes a successful orthodontic therapy of an adult female treated by mandibular central incisor extraction and vestibular fixed appliances. The patient presented a skeletal Class I with normodivergent facial pattern, Class II subdivision dental relationship, extremely deep Curve of Spee and…

Clear aligner hybrid approach: A case report

J World Fed Orthod. 2020 Mar;9(1):32-43. doi: 10.1016/j.ejwf.2020.01.001. Epub 2020 Feb 12. ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: This case demonstrates that hybrid application of clear aligners can be a rational and efficient approach for treating malocclusions, as compared with a clear aligner therapy alone option in which the magnitude of some movements would require a higher number of…