EVALUATION OF CHANGES IN THE PROFILE OF THE FACE DURING ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT OF DISTAL OCCLUSION CAUSED BY ANTEPOSITION OF THE UPPER JAW.

Distal occlusion of the dentition is one of the most common anomalies in the Eastern European population. The widespread use of conservative treatment methods creates the need to predict the results of tooth movement. The problem of the influence of orthodontic treatment on the configuration of the soft tissues of the face is of paramount importance for the orthodontist.

CLINICAL AND RADIOGRAPHIC CHANGES FOLLOWING ORTHODONTIC INTRUSION OF OVERERUPTED MAXILLARY MOLARS WITH TWO MINI-IMPLANTS.

Objective - to evaluate clinical and radiographic changes of orthodontic intrusion of upper first molars with two mini-implants, using light intrusion forces, to create the space for prosthetic rehabilitation on the lower jaw. In 20 patients (aged between 26.8 and 45) with secondary deformities in the lateral region in the vertical direction, associated with partial absence of teeth in the lower jaw, and orthodontic preparation for subsequent prosthetics was performed.

BIOMECHANICS OF CHANGING THE POSITION OF PERMANENT TEETH WITH EARLY LOSS OF THE FIRST TEMPORARY MOLARS.

Premature removal of baby teeth is one of the main causes of deformation of the dentition. The loss of the first temporal molars is most often reported (39.9±4.

The Oral Mucosa Status and the Correlation between the Functional Parameters and the Level of Nitric Oxide Metabolites in Saliva among Patients with GERD.

The study involved 91 patients (48 women and 43 men), aged from 18 to 70 years with GERD. All patients underwent the clinical dental examination according to a single scheme including general clinical manifestations (nausea, single vomiting, belching, heartburn, pain in the epigastrium and around the navel, and poor appetite) and dental manifestations of GERD. The objective assessment of the dental status of the examined patients included the measurement of the functional parameters of the mixed saliva, buffer capacity (BC) of saliva, and the detection of the nitric oxide metabolites (NOx) content in saliva from the right parotid salivary gland ("SRPSG") and in blood serum using the indirect method based on the determination of the stable metabolites: nitrates and nitrites using the Griess reaction.

[The significance of the dynamics of anxiety-depressive indicators and quality of life in patients with dental anomalies in assessing the effectiveness of orthodontic treatment].

Aim: To study the dynamics of clinical and psychological characteristics and indicators of quality of life in patients with dental-maxillary anomalies.

Material And Methods: Seventy people with different dental anomalies were studied. At the first stage, all patients were assessed according to the developed 'Smile Aesthetics Index' (SAI) with their further division into three subgroups depending on the severity of dentofacial anomalies.