To examine the effects of stress, bruxism, malocclusion, and oral habits on incidence temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) using a classification tree method (CTM). We obtained data from total 1.338 patients: 669 who had TMDs but haven’t TMDs. recorded interview stress habits, during examination, noted malocclusions, any sign poor habits. All were subjected to CTM analyses. The TMD rate was highe...

Bi-maxillary protrusion is a condition with protrusive and proclined upper lower incisors the patient not able to close lips without strain. The presented case reported chief complaint of forwardly placed teeth, skeletal class II malocclusion, Angle’s I malocclusion incisors. treatment was performed extraction all first premolars retraction under absolute anchorage. about 3 mm 3.5 achieved resp...

background and aims. class iii malocclusions are considered as one of the most complex orthodontic problems to diagnose and treat. numerous studies have been conducted to determine the morphologic characteristics of craniofacial complex in patients with this malocclusion. the aim of this study was to determine the dentofacial characteristics of class iii malocclusion in mashhadian adults. mater...

Diagnosis and treatment of open bite malocclusion challenges pediatric dentists who attempt to intercept this malocclusion at an early age. This article updates clinicians on the causes and cures of anterior open bite based on clinical data. Patients with open bite malocclusion can be diagnosed clinically and cephalometrically, however, diagnosis should be viewed in the context of the skeletal ...

The aim of the present work was to determine the duration of the adolescent peak growth spurt using cervical vertebral maturation analysis in class I and II malocclusion subjects. The study was conducted on a sample which consisted of 154 lateral cephalograms of children and adolescents aged 9-15 years (84 females and 70 males). The evaluation of skeletal maturation stage was performed using a ...

OBJECTIVE A study was designed to determine changes in the amplitude of the EMG muscular activity of the Masseter and Temporalis muscles at clench in children with a Class II, division 1 malocclusion treated with the pre-orthodontic Trainer functional appliance, for 12 months. STUDY DESIGN 36 Class II, division 1 malocclusion patients (mean age 7.6 ± 1.3 years) composed the treated group and ...

OBJECTIVES To seek the views of adolescents with malocclusion about how the appearance and arrangement of their teeth affects their everyday life and to incorporate these views into a new Malocclusion Impact Questionnaire (MIQ). METHODS Semi-structured interviews were undertaken with a purposive sample of 30 young people (10-16 years) referred for orthodontic treatment to two dental teaching ...

INTRODUCTION The aims of our study were to assess nasopharyngeal soft-tissue characteristics in white patients with Class III malocclusion and to compare the results with patients with ideal occlusion. METHODS A sample of 71 patients with Class III malocclusion was selected from the Dental School at the Complutense University of Madrid. None of the subjects had a history of upper airway disea...

OBJECTIVE To describe the distribution of malocclusion and its associated factors in Brazilian adolescents. METHODS Data from 7,328 subjects aged 12 years and 5,445 adolescents aged 15-19 years were analyzed. The adolescents took part in the Brazilian Oral Health Survey (SBBrasil 2010). The outcome was severe malocclusion according to the dental aesthetic index. The independent variables were...

OBJECTIVE To assess the prevalence of malocclusion and its relationship with dental caries among school children in southern India. METHODS This cross-sectional study included 1,800 students aged 11 - 15 years whose Dental Aesthetic Index (DAI) and dentition status were recorded and analyzed. The chi-square test, ANOVA, and Spearman's correlation tests were carried out. RESULTS The mean DAI...