Effect of patients' attitude and perception of oral hygiene on white spot lesion development and plaque accumulation during orthodontic treatment : A survey of patients with fixed appliances.

Purpose: To explore the impact of oral hygiene practices, as well as beliefs and attitudes toward orthodontic treatment on white spot lesion (WSL) development and plaque accumulation in orthodontic patients.

Materials And Methods: A total of 106 individuals (61 female, 45 male) patients aged 10-49 years who were treated with fixed appliances treatment completed a 14-question survey regarding aspects of their oral hygiene (OH) and orthodontic visits. The number of teeth with WSL and the plaque indexes were recorded for each patient.

Depression-related stigma among primary care providers.

Introduction: Depression is one of the most common mental illnesses in the United States and is often treated in primary care settings. Despite its prevalence, depression remains underdiagnosed and undertreated for a variety of reasons, including stigma. This may result in suboptimal management of depression.

A rodent model using skeletal anchorage and low forces for orthodontic tooth movement.

Introduction: Nonhuman animal models have been used extensively to study orthodontic tooth movement (OTM). However, rodent models have disadvantages, including a reported reduction in bone volume during OTM. The purpose of this study was to determine the viability of a skeletal anchorage and the effect of low force (∼3 cN) on interradicular bone volume during OTM.