Facial soft tissue esthetics is a priority in orthodontic treatment, and emerging of the digital technologies can offer new methods to help orthodontist toward an esthetic outcome. This prospective study aimed assess changes face after six months retention following Rapid Maxillary Expansion (RME). The sample consisted 25 patients (13 females, 12 males, mean age: 11.6 years) who presented with ...

Received: Revised: Accepted: January 21, 2013 April 23, 2013 May 05, 2013 Toxoplasmosis was investigated in an eastern grey kangaroo, Macropus giganteus, and four cape hyraxes, Procavia capensis, in a Japanese zoo. Clinically, the kangaroo showed neurological signs, emaciation, diarrhea, elevated AST and CK, and subjected to coma before death. One young cape hyrax had severe anorexia, while the...

Objectives: This study compared digital casts from tooth-borne and hybrid Rapid Maxillary Expansion (RME) using 3D virtual models scanned with a 3Shape laser scanner. Methods: A total of thirty patients narrow maxilla were distributed into two equal groups sequential randomization. The hyrax group (11 females 4 males) had mean age 14.5 years, whereas the conventional (10 5 13.96 years. Cone bea...