Hydatidosis (echinococcosis) is a parasitic disease caused by the development in the human host of the larval form of the Echinococcus spp. tapeworm. Among the parasitic diseases transmitted from animal to human, hydatidosis represents the main Romanian helminthic zoonosis in humans, due to the severity of the clinical presentation and the complications of this illness. Before 1995-2000, surgic...

Apart from the dental and maxillofacial features, an important consideration in the treatment of Angle Class II division 2 malocclusions is facial growth, particularly if the case requires not only tooth movement but changing maxillo-mandibular relation as well. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of chronological age on certain skeletal features of Angle Class II division 2 p...

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES Orthodontists generally agree that nonextraction treatment is associated with downward and backward rotation of the mandible and an increase in the lower anterior face height (LAFH). They also agree that extraction line of treatment is associated with upward and forward rotation of the mandible and decrease in the LAFH. The intent of this cephalometric investigation was to e...

OBJECTIVE this study was aimed at characterizing the craniofacial structures, i.e. the facial skeleton, cranial base, dentition, pharyngeal airway space, and the hyoid bone position, in healthy preschool children without sleep-related breathing disorder. MATERIALS AND METHODS from lateral cephalometric radiographs taken of 92 children for diagnostic purposes, 45 were selected for the present ...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study is to identify cephalometric pretreatment parameters for prediction of Class II improvement induced by rapid maxillary expansion. METHODS Lateral cephalograms of 30 patients (mean age 8.3 ± 1.6 years old) showing Class II molar relationship and undergone to rapid maxillary expansion on the upper deciduous molars were traced before treatment, and molar relation...

BACKGROUND We conducted this study to analyze the values of the key cephalometric angular measurements of the mandible using 3-dimensional (3D) computed tomography scans. METHODS In the 106 enrolled patients, a 3D cephalometric analysis was performed to measure the angular variables of the mandible. These values were compared between the two sides and between the two sexes. RESULTS The fron...

Hydatidosis is a zoonotic infection which commonly affects the liver and the lungs. Secondary sites of infection are reported, although rarely. Primary infection of the uterus is a very rare entity and presents as a clinical dilemma. We hereby, report one such case of primary uterine hydatidosis which was provisionally diagnosed as an ovarian mass and during surgery mimicked a degenerated fibro...