Despite recent progress in planning, many complex domains and even larger problems in simple domains remain hard and challenging. One way to achieve further improvement is to utilise knowledge acquired for the planner from the domain. Macro-actions are a promising means by which to convey such knowledge. A macro-action, or macro in short, is a group of actions selected for application as a sing...

Planning is a natural domain of application for frameworks of reasoning about actions and change. In this paper we study how one such framework, the Language E , can form the basis for planning under (possibly) incomplete information. We define two types of plans: weak and safe plans, and propose a planner, called the E-Planner, which is often able to extend an initial weak plan into a safe pla...

Introduction Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) involvement is seen very often (17-87%) in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis that can lead to compromised craniomandibular function, dentofacial aestethics and morphology. Contrast enhanced MRI is the golden standart for diagnosis of TMJ arthritis (Argyropoulou, 2009). Previous studies show that HLA II class alleles may have protective or ris...

Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, PMNM Dental College and Hospital, Bagalkot, Karnataka, Private Practitioner, Mohali, Punjab, BDS, Dr. Harvansh Singh Judge Institute of Dental Science and Hospital, Panjab University, Chandigarh, BDS, Sri Guru Ram Das Institute of Dental Sciences and Research, Amritsar, Punjab, Prosthodontics, Surendera Dental College and Research Institut...

UNLABELLED Complex restorative cases require difficult clinical decisions regarding the final esthetic outcome in which the operator must visualize the definitive restorative position of the teeth. These critical decisions need to be made before treatment is rendered. Communicating these decisions to the patient and the treatment team are crucial prior to achieving clinical success. The estheti...

Purpose The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD) recognizes the importance of managing the developing dentition and occlusion and its effect on the well-being of infants, children, and adolescents. Management includes the recognition, diagnosis, and appropriate treatment of dentofacial abnormalities. This guideline is intended to set forth objectives for management of the developing d...

Moderate differences in the hardness of diet are related to significant differences in maxillary width and other measures of facial size. Probably even more important is a relationship to the coordination of growth of different parts of the dentofacial complex. Muscular stimulation mediated through occlusal function seems to play a significant role in the coordinated development of facial struc...

The present study reports a case of Angle Class II malocclusion treatment of a male growing patient with 10-mm overjet, excessive overbite and transverse maxillary deficiency. The case was presented to the Brazilian Board of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics (BBO), with DI equal to or greater than 10, as a requirement for the title of certified by the BBO.