276 a President of the Korean Society of Speedy Orthodontics. b Clinical Fellow, Division of Periodontology, Department of Dentistry, National Medical Center of Korea. c Resident, Department of Orthodontics, Newyork University, NY. d Associate Professor, Department of Orthodontics, College of Dentistry, Kyung Hee University. e Clinical Professor, Division of Orthodontics, Department of Orofacia...

INTRODUCTION The aim of this retrospective study was to examine the effect of orthodontic extrusion on the pulpal vitality of maxillary incisors with a history of trauma. METHODS Pulpal condition was examined clinically (rating of crown color and sensitivity testing with a cryogenic spray) and radiologically (periapical and panoramic radiographs) after orthodontic extrusion of previously trau...

The aim of this clinical and confocal laser scanning microscopic study was to compare the effects of two frequently used archwires on tooth movement and root resorption. A total of 84 premolars in 27 individuals (10 boys, 17 girls, with a mean age of 12.5 years) was moved buccally with an experimental fixed orthodontic appliance. In a split mouth experimental design the premolar on one side was...

Nádia Lunardi; Gustavo Hauber Gameiro; Maria Beatriz Borges de Araújo Magnani; Darcy Flávio Nouer; Vânia Célia Vieira de Siqueira; Simonides Consani; João Sarmento Pereira-Neto DDS, MS, Private Practice DDS, MS, PhD student, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Orthodontics Division DDS, MS, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Orthodontics Division DDS, MS, PhD, Professor...

Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei; Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung; Institute of Biomechanical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan. Received: 3 May 2002. Revised: 3 June 2002. Accepted: 9 July 2002. Reprint requests and correspondence to: Dr. Hong-Po Chang, Department of Or...

KRISZTINA MÁRTHA1, ALEXANDRU OGODESCU2*, IRINA ZETU3, EMILIA OGODESCU2*, MARIANA PACURAR1 1 University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Târgu Mures, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Department of Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry, 38 Gheorghe Marinescu Str., 540141, Târgu Mures, Romania 2 ”Victor Babeo” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Faculty of Dental Medicine, 2nd Department, Discipline of Paed...