To investigate the effect of restriction of mandibular movements during sleep on jaw-muscle electromyographic (EMG) activity. Eleven healthy subjects (four men and seven women; age, 25·9 ± 3·1 years) with self-reports of sleep bruxism participated in three randomised sessions with three different types of oral appliances: (i) full-arch maxillary and mandibular appliances which did not allow any...

In a previous study, we reported that the short-term treatment with celecoxib, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) attenuates the activation of brain structures related to nociception and does not interfere with orthodontic incisor separation in rats. The conclusion was that celecoxib could possibly be prescribed for pain in orthodontic patients. However, we did not analyze the effec...

The aim of this prospective study was to analyze and compare the temporomandibular joint adaptive mechanisms in 25 adolescent and 14 young adult Class II malocclusions treated with the Herbst appliance. Temporomandibular joint remodeling was analyzed by magnetic resonance imaging. In each subject, 4 magnetic resonance images of both temporomandibular joints were available: before treatment, at ...

We propose using the human body for “storing” data used in devices for the imminent ubiquitous computing era. In the future, people will use information appliances as powerful creativity tools, using them for taking pictures, recording ideas, and recording voices. Removable medium are now widely used with such devices to record the data. However, data stored on a physical medium is troublesome ...

This case report describes the surgical management of mucosal entrapment a mini-implant-supported molar distalization appliance.A 17-year-old female patient was referred for removal implant-supported pendulum appliance entrapped in palatal mucosa, which is used by Department Orthodontics. The clinical findings suggested that overlying soft tissue non-inflammatory and occurred due to forceful im...

OBJECTIVE To assess the types and frequencies of clinical complications experienced when using a modified lingual Herbst appliance and to compare these with those associated with conventional Herbst appliances reported in the literature. METHODS Treatment records for 35 consecutive subjects treated during the observation period from October 2013 to August 2014 who received a combination of a ...

This paper describes the vision of the Collective, a compute utility which runs internet services as well as the highly interactive applications we run on desktop computers today. As part of this vision, we wish to shift the burden of administering the desktops from users to professionals. To decrease the cost of administering systems, we find inspiration in the reliability and maintainability ...