Dentoalveolar fracture is defined as a fracture in the bone surrounding the teeth without any extension to the basal bones of the maxilla or mandible (1). As for other parts of the facial skeleton, the treatment strategy for dentoalveolar fractures consists of fracture reduction, fixation and immobilization (2); however, some dentoalveolar fractures are difficult to treat. In some dentoalveola...

INTRODUCTION The purpose of this cephalometric study was to investigate vertical dentoalveolar compensation in untreated adults with excessive (long-face) and deficient (short-face) lower anterior face heights. METHODS Vertical and sagittal base relationships, vertical dentoalveolar dimension in the anterior region of the jaws, incisor inclination, overbite, and overjet were assessed in 112 s...

OBJECTIVE To determine and compare the mean dentoalveolar heights (mm) in different vertical and sagittal facial patterns. STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Orthodontics Clinic, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, from September to November 2013. METHODOLOGY Subjects, aged 15 - 20 years, having fully erupted first permanent molars and central incisors ...

PURPOSE This prospective study evaluated the profile of patients with dentoalveolar trauma assisted at the emergency room of the Oral and Maxillofacial Trauma and Surgery Service at the Hospital das Clínicas, São Paulo University Medical School (Brazil). METHODS A prospective study by a questionnaire applied during the first attendance of those patients, in a period of eight months. RESULTS...

INTRODUCTION The purpose of this study was to differentiate the dentoalveolar and skeletal effects to better understand orthodontic treatment. We evaluated the treatment changes associated with the bionator and the removable headgear splint (RHS). METHODS The sample comprised 51 consecutively treated Class II patients from 1 office who had all been successfully treated with either a bionator ...

The present study aims to determine differences in vertical facial dimensions as a result of dental wear. The study consisted of 20 subjects with vertical tooth wear. The mean age of sample was 52.4 years. The control group consisted of 20 dental school students. The mean age of control group was 22 years (subjects with severe malocclusion or tooth wear were not included). All subjects’ cephalo...

OBJECTIVE To determine the dentoalveolar heights (mm) in skeletal class I normodivergent facial pattern and compare the same heights in male and female subjects. STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional observational study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Orthodontics Clinic, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, from July to October 2009. METHODOLOGY Eighty one subjects were selected from the ortho...

Much of the orthodontic treatment undertaken throughout the world, and particularly in the United States, is aimed at correcting dentoalveolar and skeletal malrelationships. With the current level of fixed appliance refinement, we have become quite adept at achieving excellent occlusions. However we often do not consider one important fact when designing our treatment regime: the craniofacial c...