Background (1): Removable orthodontic appliances may favor plaque accumulation and oral microbe colonization. This might be associated with intraoral adverse effects on enamel or periodontal tissues. The proposed systematic review was carried out to evaluate qualitatively quantitatively the microbiological changes occurring during therapy removable appliances. Methods (2): PubMed, Cochrane Libr...

INTRODUCTION Although the associations between orthodontic and oral health-related quality of life (OHRQOL) have been explored, little research has been done to address the influence of brackets type on perceived OHRQOL. The aim of this study was to assess whether the levels of OHRQOL in Chinese adolescence patients were influenced by the type of brackets. MATERIALS AND METHODS One hundred fi...

E-mail [email protected] Obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) is a disorder of breathing during sleep characterised by prolonged partial airway obstruction and/ or intermittent complete obstruction (obstructive apnoea) that interrupts normal ventilation during sleep and disrupts normal sleep pattern, affecting about 2–3% of children [1, 2]. Although adenotonsillar hypertrophy remai...

One of the commonest problems of patients undergoing orthodontic treatment with fixed appliances is the development of enamel demineralization. In the study of Gorelick et al. (1982) 1 50% of the patients undergoing orthodontic treatment with fixed appliances developed white spot lesions compared to 25% of the non-orthodontic patients. These initial lesions can be visible as soon as the fourth ...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to evaluate a novel intraoral monitor for measuring patient compliance of oral appliances for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea. MATERIALS AND METHODS A clinical trial was conducted to compare objective recording by an intraoral compliance monitor and self-reporting by participants using a mandibular repositioning device (MRD). Ten participants wer...