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...

Anthropometric measurements were performed on the teeth, dental arch and mandible. Parameters for these three categories were compared by means of canonical analysis in order to understand the morphological relationships existing among them. The sagittally projected length of the mandible had a significant role in the correlation between the size of the teeth and the length of the dental arch, ...

PURPOSE Dental crowding occurring in the anterior part of the mandible in the early mixed dentition has been a subject of increasing concern for child patients, their parents, and the pediatric dentist. The aim of this study was to evaluate indicators of crowding found at the primary dentition, which may lead to the future manifestation of crowding at the anterior part of the mandibular arch in...

Background: Rapid maxillary expansion (RME) is a dentofacial orthopedic treatment often used to treat patients with narrow palate and transverse growth deficiency. Introduction: This leads correction of posterior dental crossbites, coordination the upper lower arches gaining arch perimeter in tooth size/arch size discrepancies. To stabilize results obtained RME limit or avoid relapse, use Trans...

Our purpose was to determine in 20 unilateral cleft lip and alveolus subjects characteristics of the maxillary permanent teeth and maxillary arch development. Clinical and radiographic examinations have been carried out to identify congenitally missing teeth and sagittal skeletal patterns. Study cast assessment was undertaken to evaluate mesiodistal widths of individual teeth, intercanine and i...

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...

Tooth size arch length discrepancy (TSALD) is a well defined means of assessing dental crowding. In previous literature conflicting evidence exists regarding the part played by tooth size and arch dimension in causing dental crowding. The objective of present study were to; examine the relationship between tooth size and arch dimension in crowded and non crowded arches, and to find out the majo...

BACKGROUND Both maxillary protraction and rapid expansion are recommended for patients with cleft palate and alveolus. The aim of the study is to establish a three-dimensional finite element model of the craniomaxillary complex with unilateral cleft palate and alveolus to simulate maxillary protraction with and without rapid maxillary expansion. The study also investigates the deformation of th...