Objectives: An appliance to correct unilateral Class II molar relationship was described, the clinical and laboratory procedures for the construction of the appliance were explained. The clinical application for the unilateral molar distalization was illustrated by a case report. Other methods of distalizaton were reviewed and compared with the present appliance. The advantages and disadvantage...

Oral appliance therapy is an alternative to continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) for treating the obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome. However, the ability to pre-select suitable candidates for either treatment is limited. The aim of this study was to assess the value of relevant variables that can predict the outcome of oral appliance and CPAP therapy. Fifty-one patients treated wi...

Can a single, universal speech interface look-and-feel be used to effectively control a wide variety of appliances? Can such an interface be automatically derived from a functional appliance specification? We built the Speech Graffiti Personal Universal Controller (SG-PUC), a universal interface and framework for human-appliance speech interaction, as a proof-of-concept. Its specification langu...

the present report describes orthodontic treatment of a patient with skeletal class iii malocclusion and maxillary hypoplasia. to correct the retrusive maxilla, the treatment plan included an intra-oral removable device. it had the advantages of good patient cooperation, ease of construction and effective modification. forward growth of the maxilla, minimal downward and backward rotation of the...

AIMS To compare the short-term efficacy of treatment with a stabilization appliance compared with that of a non-occlusal, control appliance in patients with temporomandibular disorders (TMD) of mainly myogenous origin. METHODS A randomized, controlled trial was performed with 60 patients suffering from myofascial pain. Patients were randomly assigned to a treatment or a control group. The tre...

A virtual appliance contains a target application, and the running environment necessary for running that application. Users run an appliance using a virtualization engine, freeing them from the need to make sure that the target application has access to all its dependencies. However, creating and managing a virtual appliance, versus a stand-alone application, requires special considerations. U...

Background: Class II discrepancies were primarily perceived as sagittal problems. malocclusions usually cause aesthetic and functional problems, depending on the degree of anterior-posterior mismatch interaction with adjacent soft tissues. Purpose: This case report aimed to evaluate effect modified guidance twin-block (SGTB) for Skeletal Dental Changes in a growing patient. Case: A 10-year-old ...

INTRODUCTION The crown Herbst appliance was introduced in the late 1980s because of shortcomings of the banded Herbst. In edgewise Herbst treatment, a fixed appliance is used with the crown Herbst to maximize the skeletal effects of treatment. Treatment response to the edgewise Herbst appliance has not been reported in the literature. Our objective was to investigate skeletal and dental changes...