INTRODUCTION The purpose of this cephalometric study was to investigate vertical dentoalveolar compensation in untreated adults with excessive (long-face) and deficient (short-face) lower anterior face heights. METHODS Vertical and sagittal base relationships, vertical dentoalveolar dimension in the anterior region of the jaws, incisor inclination, overbite, and overjet were assessed in 112 s...

This study aimed to investigate the effects of different sensory-evaluated food textures on masticatory movements, and to identify meaningful factors that correspond to different food textures. Masticatory movements of three healthy subjects were evaluated with a jaw movement tracking device using five different test foods: almond, hard and light rice crackers, apple, and chewing gum. The movem...

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...

Talon cusp is an uncommon anomaly, whose etiology may be disturbances in the morphodifferentiation stage. Dens in dente is also a rare anomaly that is challenging in clinic as it may cause pulp necrosis or periapical lesions due to the communication with the oral cavity. This article reports multiple talon cusps on permanent maxillary and mandibular incisors and molars in 3 siblings. A 9-year-o...

OBJECTIVE To investigate which hard and soft tissue factors relate with the amount of buccal corridor area (BCA) during posed smiling. MATERIALS AND METHODS The samples consisted of 92 adult patients (19 men and 73 women; 56 four first bicuspids extraction and 36 nonextraction treatment cases; mean age = 23.5 years), who were treated only with a fixed appliance and finished with Angle Class I...

The dentist lacks the necessary knowledge and understanding of root canal morphology or experience ability to navigate canal, they frequently fail notice presence a leave it untreated. This case report emphasize on tooth clinician should have avoid endodontic failure in patients who two canals mandibular incisor.