for treating an impacted, dilacerated maxillary central incisor in the mixed dentition. A new fixed appliance promotes proper sagittal and vertical traction of the incisor into the dental arch, while maintaining the patient’s periodontal health and preserving root length. The appliance is an .040" stainless steel fixed lingual arch, soldered to the lingual surfaces of the maxillary first molar ...

OBJECTIVE To compare dental arch dimensions and arch forms in various vertical facial patterns. STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional comparative study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, from June 2007 to May 2008. METHODOLOGY Cases of age ranging 13-30 years were reviewed having full complement of teeth (upto second permanent molars) with less than 7 mm crowdi...

OBJECTIVE The aim of the study was to analyze the prevalence and distribution of ectopic eruption of the permanent maxillary first molar (EEM) in individuals scheduled for orthodontic treatment and to investigate the association of EEM with dental characteristics, maxillary skeletal features, crowding, and other dental anomalies. METHODS A total of 1,317 individuals were included and randomly...

Dr. (Mrs.) Chandralekha .B, MDS Former Head of the Department of Orthodontics, Government Dental College & Hospital, Fort, Bangalore 560 001. Ph: 09448-091115 The present study investigated the effect of masseter muscle thickness on maxillary dental arch width and growth pattern of face. Sample comprised of 40 patients, (20 females, 20 males) between 18 to 23 years. They were subdivided accordi...

OBJECTIVE The purposes of this study were 1) to classify lingual dental arch form types based on the lingual bracket points and 2) to provide a new lingual arch form template based on this classification for clinical application through the analysis of three-dimensional virtual models of normal occlusion sample. METHODS Maxillary and mandibular casts of 115 young adults with normal occlusion ...

The correction of transverse maxillary deficiency can be an important component of an orthodontic treatment plan. A number of different techniques are available for the correction of such discrepancies. The aim of this article is to review the methods available to clinicians discussing their indications, advantages and disadvantages. Dent Update 2004; 31: 516–523 Clinical Relevance: The correct...

: To compare the aligning efficiency, pain experienced by patient during alignment and post third order values of anterior teeth in I arch (study) group conventional NiTi (control) wire group. A prospective clinical study. total 40 dental arches (maxilla/mandible) were divided into 2 study groups with 20 each based on selection criteria. Group I. Twenty (maxillary/mandibular) having 0.018” prea...

: to compare the aligning efficiency, pain experienced by patient during alignment and post third order values of anterior teeth in I arch (study) group conventional NiTi (control) wire group. A prospective clinical study. total 40 dental arches (maxilla/mandible) were divided into 2 study groups with 20 each based on selection criteria. Group I. Twenty (maxillary/mandibular) having 0.018” prea...

BACKGROUND One of the major hurdles in clinical prosthodontics has been the selection and replacement of maxillary anterior teeth in the absence of pre-extraction records. The aim of this study was to determine if a relationship exists between intraoral and extraoral facial measurements that could assist dental practitioners in selecting esthetically appropriate maxillary anterior teeth in the ...

Tooth morphometry is known to be influenced by cultural, environmental and racial factors. Tooth size standards can be used in age and sex determination. One hundred models (50 males & 50 females) of normal occlusion were evaluated and significant correlations (p<0.001) were found to exist between the combined maxillary incisor widths and the maxillary intermolar and interpremolar arch widths. ...