Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) can severely disturb facial growth and affect occlusal development. In this case-control study, facial, functional, and occlusal characteristics of 100 JIA patients (35 males and 65 females; age range: 1.7-19.4 years) comprising all subtypes classified according to the revised classification criteria of the International League of Associations for Rheumatolog...

previous studies have demonstrated some significant differences in hla allele frequencies in leukemic patients and normal subjects. we have analyzed hla class ii alleles and haplotypes in 60 iranian patients with acute myelogenous leukemia (aml) and 180 unrelated normal subjects. blood samples were collected after obtaining informed consents. from the patients and control dna extraction and hla...

This case report presents an adult skeletal Class III and open-bite malocclusion case treated without surgical intervention using fixed edgewise technique, reverse headgear, and Class III and anterior box elastics. The patient was a 16-year-old Turkish female who had completed her growth and development. She had a four mm open bite, maxillary retrognathia, a crossbite in the anterior and left p...

AIM To show the use of an acrylic expander in the treatment of anterior open bite in patient with maxillary constriction and respiratory concern. Study design Clinical report. Setting "Fatebenefratelli" Hospital (Italy). MATERIAL AND METHOD The open bite treatment represents a challenge for orthodontists because it is determined by several complementary factors such as: adenoid reduction, ton...

Introduction: Anterior open bite is considered a malocclusion that still defies correction, especially in terms of stability. The literature reports numerous studies on the subject but with controversial and conflicting information. Disagreement revolves around the definition of open bite, its etiological factors and available treatments. It is probably due to a lack of consensus over the etiol...

Introduction: Anterior open bite is considered a malocclusion that still defies correction, especially in terms of stability. The literature reports numerous studies on the subject but with controversial and conflicting information. Disagreement revolves around the definition of open bite, its etiological factors and available treatments. It is probably due to a lack of consensus over the etiol...