AIM To investigate the feasibility of placing a screw in the C2 lamina and evaluate the reliability of the surface of the dorsal arch of C2 as a landmark for determining the optimal site of screw entry. MATERIAL AND METHODS 88 adult human C2 spines were used. Seven measurements were determined for screw entry points, trajectories, and lengths for placement of intralaminar screws. RESULTS Th...

Aim: To determine the most common rugae pattern and to find if it has any association with dental arch form or malocclusion. Study Design setting: It was a retrospective cross-sectional study conducted using records of 200 patients visiting Orthodontic Outpatient department Bahria University Medical Dental College. Methodology: Number, size, orientation palatal were assessed on plaster models. ...

Background- Arch expansion is one of the non- extraction methods gaining space. This study aims to assess and compare arch achieved during initial leveling alignment with three different bracket-archwire combinations.
 Material Methods- was a retrospective done in university setup. From available patient information archives, records 30 subjects based on their advocated bracket system were...

Presently available methods used to predict the mesiodistal widths of unerupted canines and premolars in the mixed dentition provide an estimate for the widths of one canine and two premolars which must be either doubled for the prediction of the six tooth widths on both sides of the arch, or which must be computed separately for each side of the arch. The purpose of this study was to develop, ...

the permanent successor is present, eruption of a submerged tooth may be delayed or redirected from its normal path into a malaligned position. If the permanent successor is absent, loss of dental arch space is likely, and a midline discrepancy may occur because the mesiodistal width of the primary submerged tooth is greater than that of the contralateral premolar. Also, overeruption of the opp...

The primary goal of the dental surgeon is to restore function as well as esthetics, and these objectives influence both the surgical and restorative phases of treatment. This report presents a conservative management of congenitally missing bilateral maxillary lateral incisors that was treated with a multidisciplinary approach between an orthodontist and a prosthodontist to redistribute spaces ...