prostaglandin £j (pge-^) and indomethacin, a nonstroidal antiinflammatory drug, were separately administered during ortliodontic tooth movement in rats. at the beginning, an orthodontic appliance was placed and activated in male albinos rats. in tlie first examination, the experimental group received submucosal injections of pge-y (10 mg/kg/day) near the first maxillary riglit molars, and alcoh...

AIM The aim of this study is to report three cases that needed myofunctional and orthodontic treatment and the good results achieved after the therapy. Orthodontic treatment alone, in presence of bad habits, is not enough to solve the orthodontic issues, so it needs to be combined with myofunctional treatment.

background  and  objectives:  long-term  usage  of  fixed and  removable  orthodontic  appliances  creates  a  favorable environment for the augmentation of oral normal microflora particularly candida species, which can increases the risk of periodontal lesions. the aim of this study was to assess quantitative and qualitative alterations in the carrier rate of candida spp. after placement of fi...

OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence of hypodontia in the general population and orthodontic population in adolescent Chinese Hans. METHODS Two groups named the general population (6015 subjects) and the orthodontic population (2781 subjects) were investigated, respectively. The former came from the students of three general universities in North China and the latter came from patients comin...

INTRODUCTION Craniofacial orthodontics has been shown to be a critical component of the care of patients with craniofacial anomalies such as cleft lip and palate. Thus, the purpose of this study was to assess the perceptions and clinical experience in cleft and craniofacial care, of orthodontic residents in Nigeria. METHODOLOGY Questionnaires were sent out to orthodontic residents in the six ...

OBJECTIVES A preliminary study to investigate the orthodontic treatment need and its gender distribution in urban Iranian schoolchildren. STUDY DESIGN A cross-sectional study was carried out at the school premises. SUBJECTS AND METHODS For this survey, 502 subjects attending 6 different schools in the city of Isfahan, Iran (253 females and 249 males, aged 11-14 years) were randomly selected...

The aim of this research was to determine whether orthodontic tooth movement influences periodontal healing. In 16 male Wistar rats, 12 week of age, a bony defect was created mesial to both maxillary first molars, not including the attachment apparatus (group 1), and in 15 animals, the defect included the periodontal ligament (group 2). In both groups, the right first molar was moved mesially (...