INTRODUCTION The aim of this study was to evaluate whether treatment with full-coverage bonded acrylic splint expanders causes formation of white spot lesions using quantitative light-induced fluorescence. METHODS The experimental group underwent rapid maxillary expansion (RME) (n = 16; 6 boys, 10 girls; mean age, 14.1 ± 2.2 years), and the control group received no orthodontic treatment (n =...

abstract background and aim: the aim of the present study was to evaluate the cephalometric changes in class ii division 1 mandibular deficient patients treated with farmand functional appliance.  methods and materials: twenty-seven subjects (17 girls and 10 boys) with the mean age of 11.1±1.4 years were involved in the present study. all the subjects were treated with farmand functional applia...

UNLABELLED Provisional implant restorations are essential tools used to optimize the esthetic outcomes for single-tooth implant restorations. This article describes three groups of available alternatives and the specific options within each group including removable prostheses (interim removable partial denture, vacuum-formed appliance), tooth-supported prostheses (bonded extracted or denture t...

Although most Class II orthopedic treatments have been recommended for use in juveniles and adolescents, orthopedic intervention with the Herbst appliance has recently been suggested for use in young adults. Previous experimental studies have suggested that the potential for adaptation in the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) region of the young adult, while diminished compared with that of adolesc...

A tangible programming interface called ``Push-pin'' is proposed, which involves end-users in designing smart home programs for home appliance automation. Programming on the Push-pin system is based on a stimulus-response model in which an appliance connected to another appliance via a network gets activated when the other appliance is activated. To interconnect two appliances, the user puts a ...

OBJECTIVES The principle of leverage to superpose the convex surfaces of two shells was applied to develop a device for treating limitation of mouth opening and called it the "shell-shaped mouth opener" and analyzed pressure on the teeth with the TheraBite(®) appliance and the shell-shaped mouth opening appliance. MATERIAL AND METHODS To compare the TheraBite(®) appliance and the shell-shaped...

the purpose of this study was to identify the effects of green brand image on the green brand equity in the customers of appliance dealer's representation and appliance dealers in the chain department stores of sanandaj. research variables selected from yushan chen (2010) study. a questionnaire was used to measure theses dimensions that have been confirmed by experts and had 24 indices. it...

The large scale IaaS systems could store virtual appliances in several repositories. The deployment time could heavily vary depending on the connection properties of the repository storing the appliance. A virtual appliance is a virtual machine image designed to run on a virtualization platform i.e. Virtual Box, Xen, VMware Workstation. Virtual appliance delivery requires the modification of th...

INTRODUCTION The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of Twin-block and Dynamax appliances for the treatment of Class II Division 1 malocclusion. METHODS This was a randomized controlled trial involving 32 boys and 32 girls aged 10 to 14 years with Class II Division 1 malocclusion. They were randomly allocated to either the Dynamax appliance group or the Twin-block appliance gro...

Background and Aim: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the cephalometric changes in Class II division 1 mandibular deficient patients treated with Farmand functional appliance.  Methods and Materials: Twenty-seven subjects (17 girls and 10 boys) with the mean age of 11.1±1.4 years were involved in the present study. All the subjects were treated with Farmand functional ...