OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to evaluate long-term changes in the pharyngeal airway dimensions after functional appliance treatment in adolescents with skeletal Class II malocclusions. METHODS Pharyngeal airway dimensions were compared between subjects with skeletal Class II malocclusions (n = 24; mean age: 11.6 ± 1.29 years) treated with a Class II bionator and age-matched control sub...

Current advances in orthodontics have broadened the possibilities of invisible orthodontic appliances offered to adult patients. For some patients, aesthetic considerations during treatment are as important as other factors, such as comfort, pain, cost, or length of treatment . Traditional labial appliances (Buccal) remain the main orthodontic appliance used. The introduction of the lingual app...

OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of a differently designed functional appliance (R-appliance) and the Anterior Inclined Bite Plate (AIBP) in Class II Division I (Cl II Div I) cases. MATERIAL AND METHODS Fifty patients (28 girls, 22 boys) were chosen for the study: 25 patients (13 girls, 12 boys) with mean age of 10.4±0.8 years were treated with R-appliance for 1...

Ameloblastoma is an infiltrative benign neoplasm in the mandible or maxilla that locally aggressive with rare metastasizing capacity. This lesion most common tumor of odontogenic epithelium. However, its occurrence children low, representing only 10–15% all reported ameloblastoma cases. In treating such neoplasms pediatric patients, preservation vital structures as inferior alveolar nerve (IAN)...

The introduction of mini-implants has broadened the range of tooth movements possible by fixed appliance therapy alone. The limits of fixed orthodontic treatment have become more a matter of facial appearance than anchorage. Many complex cases which would previously have required surgery or functional appliances can now be treated with fixed appliance therapy using mini-implants. A mutilated de...

In the recent years, nonextraction treatment approaches and noncompliance therapies have become more popular in the correction of space discrepancies. One of the conventional approaches for space gaining in the arches without patient compliance is done by using certain extra oral appliances or intraoral appliance. The greatest advantage of certain appliances like fixed functional and molar dist...

Relevance . The study aimed to increase the effectiveness of comprehensive diagnosis and treatment patients with TMD using an intraoral occlusal appliance. Materials methods All main group underwent a digital functional examination, including TMJ magnetic resonance imaging, kinesiography, joint vibration analysis, surface myography electrical stimulation masticatory muscles, followed by bite re...

Myobrace is a preformed functional orthodontic device, especially used in interceptive orthodontic cases. Its mechanism of action is a combination of a functional device , a positioner and a myofunctional therapy device. The purpose of this study is to describe the appliance, in particular its structural characteristics and its mechanism of action.