A 12-year-old female patient presented with proclined upper anteriors on a class II skeletal base, a retrognathic mandible and high maxillary- mandibular plane angle. Lower first molars were mesially tipped and lower second premolars were impacted. Treatment plan included uprighting and distalising the lower molars followed by growth modulation with Jasper Jumper to correct the mandibular retro...

OBJECTIVES We retrospectively evaluated the impact of mandibular third molars on the occurrence of angle and condyle fractures. MATERIALS AND METHODS This was a retrospective investigation using patient records and radiographs. The sample set consisted of 440 patients with mandibular fractures. Eruption space, depth and angulation of the third molar were measured. RESULTS Of the 144 angle f...

The patient demonstrated a Class III malocclusion with 30% overbite, 1 mm overjet, a centered upper dental midline, and a lower dental midline 2 mm to the left. She had a straight profile, a protrusive lower lip, and an interlabial gap of 3 mm (Figs. 1, 2, and 3). Space analysis indicated approximately 5.5 mm maxillary and 3 mm mandibular space deficiency. The maxillary arch was constricted. Ra...

INTRODUCTION Echinococcosis or hydatidosis is a zoonosis caused by cestodes from the genus Echinococcus; its habitat is the small intestine of the definitive host, represented by dogs/carnivorous animals, where it produces eggs which are eliminated in the environment. Cystic echinococcosis represents more than 95% of the hydatidosis cases registered annually. The most frequent localization is t...