Measuring personality is a complex task. Besides difficult content-based problems there are some psychometric issues to be met, i. e. socially desirable answering tendencies. The present study uses simulation-based objective personality measurement to meet these psychometric issues. Computer-based “guard” and “stray” scenars are developed and tested in two samples of Special Forces applicants r...

cephalometry and its related analyses have an important role in the evaluation of orthodontic patients. access to an analysis that gives maximum information in the least possible time is an effective way to indicate craniofacial disharmony; therefore, craniofacial templates are very useful tools. the purpose of the present study was to provide orthodontic craniofacial templates for 8-14-year-ol...

one of the most important goals of orthodontic treatment is to create an esthetic, well balanced facial profile. however, the components of a well-balanced iranian facial profile have not yet been established. the purpose of this study was to evaluate the anteroposterior lip position of the iranian population and to compare the perception of orthodontists, dental students and orthodontic patien...

the aim of this case report was to introduce an appliance for correcting severe rotation of anterior teeth in the mixed dentition period. a 9-year-old iranian boy with a mixed dentition class i malocclusion complained of a severely rotated of upper right central incisor. there was a mesiodens between the central incisors. the supernumerary tooth was first extracted and then a whip appliance whi...

Dr. Cannon is Senior Lecturer in Molecular Microbiology in the Department of Oral Sciences and Orthodontics, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. Dr. Chaffin is Professor of Microbiology in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, Texas. Direct correspondence and requests for reprints to Dr. Richard D. Cannon, Department of Oral...

1. Post Graduate Student, Department of Oral Pathology & Microbiology, Institute of Dental Sciences & Technology, Modinagar 2. Senior Lecturer, Department of Orthodontics, Institute of Dental Sciences & Technology, Modinagar 3. Senior Lecturer, Department of Oral Pathology & Microbiology, Eklavya Dental College & Hospital, Kotputli, Rajasthan 4. Senior Lecturer, Department of Prosthodontics, Ko...

Context: In recent years, lasers have numerous applications in orthodontics as an important field of dentistry. The purpose of this article is to review some of the major applications of laser in the field of soft tissue management in orthodontics. Evidence Acquisition: No single laser wavelength can be used to optimally treat all dental diseases. However, the needs of the orthodontic clinician...

INTRODUCTION The aim of this study was to evaluate the frictional resistance between active and passive self-ligating brackets and 0.019 × 0.025-in stainless steel archwire during sliding mechanics by using an orthodontic sliding simulation device. METHODS Maxillary right first premolar active self-ligating brackets In-Ovation R, In-Ovation C (both, GAC International, Bohemia, NY), and SPEED ...

KRISZTINA MÁRTHA1, ALEXANDRU OGODESCU2*, CRISTINA BICA1, EMILIA OGODESCU2*, IRINA ZETU3 1 University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Târgu Mures, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Department of Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry, 38 Gheorghe Marinescu Str., 540141 Târgu Mureo, Romania 2 ”Victor Babeo” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Faculty of Dental Medicine, 2nd Department, Discipline of Paedodo...

a Department of Orthodontics, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil b Graduate Program in Dentistry / Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil c Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil d Department of Ort...