abstract background and aim: the aim of the present study was to evaluate the cephalometric changes in class ii division 1 mandibular deficient patients treated with farmand functional appliance.  methods and materials: twenty-seven subjects (17 girls and 10 boys) with the mean age of 11.1±1.4 years were involved in the present study. all the subjects were treated with farmand functional applia...

Orthodontic extrusion is usually performed by means of a fixed orthodontic appliance that utilizes arch wire attached to adjacent teeth and transfers the desired force by elastic from the wire to the root. However, clinicians often encounter cases where the bonding required for tooth traction is not possible because the adjacent teeth have been restored with ceramic or veneer. The purpose of th...

conclusions excellent esthetic and functional results achieved; total treatment duration was about 72 months. case presentation this is a case report about the successful orthodontic treatment of a patient with mild hemifacial microsomia (hfm), using a non-surgical orthopedic and orthodontic treatment approach. the aim of this approach was to make the best noninvasive modality to treat hfm. a 7...

This study ascertained the influence of orthodontic appliances on subjective ratings for social competence (SC), intellectual ability (IA), psychological adjustment (PA), and attractiveness in young adult orthodontic patients. A cross-sectional analytical questionnaire study was conducted with 130 undergraduates from the UK. Each participant was asked to look at a single, randomly assigned colo...

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.

Orthodontic treatment is a topic in dentistry that plays an important role improving facial esthetics, function and stability of good results.Interceptive orthodontic performed infancy or the mixed dentition pe-riod to reduce severity developing malocclusion order minimize need for treatment. Interceptive using functional appliance produce orthopedic, dentoalveolar, andmusculoskeletal changes. ...

Adult orthopedic and orthodontic treatment requires a more circumspect sensibility in diagnosis, technology selection, reasons for treatment, and patient goals. Many adults present with asymmetries of the dental arches, the cranium, and the entire body. The use of the Advanced Lightwire Functional (ALF) appliance for adult orthopedic treatment will be shown. The appliance construction, applicat...

an ideal orthodontic force system should exert continuous light force. thus, many efforts have been made to improve the memory characteristics of elastomeric chains. the aim of this study was to compare elastomeric chains (ecs) claimed by their manufacturers to offer high memory with traditional ones according to their force-extension diagrams.in this in-vitro study, ecs were divided into six g...

abstract background: the aim of this study is to evaluate the dimensional accuracy of mbt (mclaughlin, bennett and trevisi ) brackets manufactured by two different companies (american orthodontics and ortho organizers) and determine variations in incorporation of values in relation to tip and torque in these products. methods: in the present analytical/descriptive study, sixty-four maxillary ri...

The effect of the Twin Block functional orthodontic appliances is mostly dento-alveolar with small skeletal effect. There are certain clinical indications where functional appliances can be used successfully in class II malocclusion e.g. in a growing patient. The use of these appliances is greatly dependent on the patient's compliance and they simplify the fixed appliance phase. In this case, a...