PURPOSE Banding a rapid palatal expansion (RPE) appliance to the 2 first molars has been proposed as an equivalent to the conventional 4-band RPE appliance. However, the dentoskeletal response to this treatment has not been evaluated. MATERIAL Twenty-eight subjects (aged 8-20 years) who required maxillary expansion were matched by age and randomly assigned to either a 2-band or a 4-band RPE g...

The objective of this study was to compare transverse dimensions of the dental arches and alveolar arches in the canine, premolar and molar regions of Class I and Class II div 1 malocclusion groups. This cross sectional study was performed at Lahore medical and dental college, from January 2011 to November 2011, using measurements on dental casts of 30 Class I and Class II div 1 adult female su...

Aim. To estimate the prevalence of coronal pulp stones in the molar teeth of dental outpatients of Sunam, Sangrur district, Punjab, India, to report any association between occurrence of pulp stones with age, gender, dental arch, side, and dental status and to find out correlation between pulp stones with dental and systemic diseases. Materials and Methods. 500 routine dental outpatients within...

The fundamental factors in the diagnosis in the orthodontic treatment are the spacing condition, tooth size, arch form and its dimensions. Plaster model analysis is a time-consuming procedure. Dividers, calipers, and Boley gauges have provided the standart of measurement against which newer methods have been evaluated [1]. Various scanning techniques, including laser scans, structured light, de...

Contributors: 1Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India; 2Professor and Head, Department of Prosthodontics, SJM Dental College and Hospital, Chitradurga, Karnataka, India; 3Reader, Department of Prosthodontics, Sree Sai Dental College, Srikakulam; 4Senior Lecturer, Department of Prosthodontics, Sree Sai D...

MANY APPROACHES FOR CROWDED MANDIBULAR ANTERIOR TEETH ARE CURRENTLY EMPLOYED: distal movement of posterior teeth, lateral movement of canines, labial movement of incisors, interproximal enamel reduction, removal of premolars, removal of one or two incisors, and various combinations of the above. Selecting the best treatment is often difficult, and all guidelines do not apply to every case. Trea...

The stability of rapid maxillary expansion (RME) was studied in 20 patients. Study models were evaluated immediately prior to treatment, at the end of treatment, and at least 4 years post-treatment with regards to maxillary and mandibular intermolar widths, intercanine widths, arch perimeters, and irregularity indices. The mean maxillary intermolar width increased by 3.7 mm during treatment, an...

: To compare the aligning efficiency, pain experienced by patient during alignment and post third order values of anterior teeth in I arch (study) group conventional NiTi (control) wire group. A prospective clinical study. total 40 dental arches (maxilla/mandible) were divided into 2 study groups with 20 each based on selection criteria. Group I. Twenty (maxillary/mandibular) having 0.018” prea...

: to compare the aligning efficiency, pain experienced by patient during alignment and post third order values of anterior teeth in I arch (study) group conventional NiTi (control) wire group. A prospective clinical study. total 40 dental arches (maxilla/mandible) were divided into 2 study groups with 20 each based on selection criteria. Group I. Twenty (maxillary/mandibular) having 0.018” prea...

During the period of the growth and development of the dental arch, anterior-posterior and medial-lateral changes in the maxillary deciduous and permanent canines were longitudinally studied in children. A longitudinal series of dental casts were obtained from 50 children at 2-month intervals from the completion of deciduous dentition to the stable period of permanent dentition. Subjects were d...