Objective: The aim of this retrospective study was to investigate treatment efficiency and 3-year follow-up stability of the Damon system by evaluating peer assessment rating (PAR) index, posteroanterior-lateral cephalometric changes, and the intercanine and intermolar widths. Materials and Methods: Fifty-five patients treated with a 0.022-inch slot Damon D3 MX bracket system were evaluated in ...

Various cephalometric analyses may provide conflicting results for the skeletal sagittal relationship and incisors inclination. The aim of this study was to evaluate the various cephalometric analyses by relating the upper and lower incisors to different reference points and lines. One hundred and two pre-treatment lateral cephalometric radiographs were selected and stratified into three groups...

Improved facial aesthetics is one aim of orthodontic treatment. This study was designed to determine if the faces considered more beautiful in a young population exhibit the same parameters used by orthodontists to assess successful results. A panel of 34 laypeople (30 females and 4 males) evaluated a set containing one frontal, one frontal during smiling, and one profile photograph of 89 stude...

The aim of this study was to select a model of cephalometric variables to predict the results of early treatment of Class III malocclusion with rapid maxillary expansion and facemask therapy followed by comprehensive treatment with fixed appliances. Lateral cephalograms of 42 patients (20 boys, 22 girls) with Class III malocclusion were analyzed at the start of treatment (mean age 8 years 6 mon...

In orthodontics and maxillofacial surgery, dentoeskeletal diagnosis is essential for treatment planning. Traditionally, this diagnosis is carried out using cephalometric analysis based on the comparison of distances and angle measurements. While this method successfully discriminates within group extreme types of malocclusions, it usually does not distinguish the intermediate ones, which leads ...

This was a retrospective, longitudinal cephalometric and cast study of 29 white patients at pretreatment, posttreatment, and an average of 6 years 3 months postretention. The goal was to assess changes with treatment and retention with the expanding mandibular lingual arch appliance in conjunction with fixed edgewise treatment. Seven mandibular cast measurements were assessed, including arch cr...

Radiographs are essential in the planning and assessment of treatment, as well as the study of growth patterns, but before subjecting a child to X-rays, the clinician must ensure that it is justifiable on clinical grounds. The use of cephalometric radiography, particularly in the young patient with a cleft of the lip and/or palate, has been questioned. The aim of this project was to investigate...