Materials & Method: A cross sectional study was done in 212 orthodontic patients (age range 11-30 years) having fixed appliance for at least six months duration. A survey form based on ‘Dentition Status & Treatment Need, WHO’ was used to depict DMFT Index and prevalence of dental caries. A questionnaire was used to assess the practice of oral hygiene measures and food habits of the orthodontic ...

PURPOSE With the increasing prevalence of orthodontic treatment in adults, clear aligner treatments are becoming more popular. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of orthodontic treatment on periodontal tissue and to compare orthodontic treatment with fixed appliances (FA) to clear aligner treatment (CAT) in periodontitis patients. METHODS A total of 35 patients who underwent ort...

The purpose of orthodontic treatment is to get a functional occlusion and a good aesthetic result. More and more patients require orthodontic treatment and the main motivation is the improvement of smile aesthetics. Over the years, numerous indices have been developed to rank or score the severity of a malocclusion relative to a preconceived orthodontic ideal, or in terms of treatment need. One...

OBJECTIVES Mastication is an essential function that prepares the food for swallowing and digestion and may be related to nutritional status. Thus, the aims of this study were to evaluate the masticatory parameters in overweight and obese children and the relation between bite force and anthropometric evaluation, food consistency, breast/bottle-feeding, and occlusion. MATERIALS AND METHODS Th...