OBJECTIVE This study aimed at assessing the normative need for orthodontic treatment and the factors that determine the subjective impact of malocclusion on 12-year-old Brazilian school children. METHODS A total of 451 subjects (215 males and 236 females) were randomly selected from private and public schools of Juiz de Fora, Brazil. The collected data included sociodemographic information an...

Orthodontic treatment success is jeopardized by the risk of development of white spot lesions (WSLs) around orthodontic brackets. Unfortunately, the formation of WSLs still remains a common complication during treatment in patients with poor oral hygiene. Nearly 75% of orthodontic patients are reported to develop enamel decalcification because of prolonged plaque retention around brackets. It i...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS Since most orthodontic patients are children and adolescents, it is believed that teachers can help find these patients and make them aware of their orthodontic problems. Therefore, teachers are expected to have proper knowledge about these problems. The aim of this study was to determine teachers' awareness about orthodontic treatments in Tabriz and Saqqez and compare it in...

Introduction: Root resorption, generally expressed in a round apical shape, is one of the most common findings in the orthodontic clinic. Objective: To radiographically evaluate whether vital and endodontically treated teeth present similar severity of apical root resorption in response to orthodontic treatment. Methods: This study was conducted with twenty-eight patients who had one upper cent...

Orthodontic treatment is fully consistent with general health and it also improves quality-of life along with psychological considerations. Haemophilia is a disorder in which due to deficiency of some coagulation factors. Hereditary deficiency of coagulation factors has caused 90% of hereditary diseases: Haemophilia A, Haemophilia B and von Willebrand’s. Two issues need to be considered in the ...

The crosssectional study was carried out to determine the degree of improvement in malocclusion after orthodontic treatment provided at the Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH), Karachi, and to find out which malocclusion showed a marked reduction in PAR score after orthodontic treatment. It was conducted from March 2007 to April, 2007. This study evaluated the last 50 consecutively finished ort...

BACKGROUND The aim of this case report was to describe the surgical-orthodontic treatment of an unerupted mandibular canine tooth in a 9-year-old girl. CASE PRESENTATION A 9-year-old white girl presented with an unerupted right mandibular canine tooth. Combined surgical-orthodontic treatment was performed to correct dental impaction and to achieve good aesthetic and functional results. CONC...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to assess the orthodontic treatment need and complexity in a major referral orthodontic centre in Lagos, Nigeria. METHOD Pre-treatment dental casts of 150 consecutive patients were assessed using the Index of Complexity, Outcome and Need (ICON). RESULTS Fifty-seven (38%) of the population needed orthodontic treatment. Twenty-five (16.7%) cases were classi...

Introduction: Orthodontic diagnosis is fundamental to analysing the functional, economic, esthetic needs of each patient for a successful treatment. Objective: To analyze literature about study facial growth, morphological anomalies, malocclusions and evaluation possible results orthodontic treatment, through analysis Ricketts, McNamara, Steiner, Jarabak. Methodology: PubMed, SCOPUS Google Scho...