Global scholarly output on orthodontic temporary anchorage devices (TADs): A silver jublee scientometric analysis.

Objectives: This study aimed to analyze the global scholarly production of articles related to temporary anchorage devices (TADs) from 1998-2023 in peer-reviewed dental journals indexed in the Web of Science.

Materials And Methods: A database of TADs-related articles was created via a Web of Sciences structured search. The bibliometric characteristics of the studies, including the number of citations, publication year, journal title, journal impact factor (IF), authorship, contributing institutions and countries, thematic field, and study design, were extracted.

Quantifying maxillary anterior tooth movement in digital orthodontics: Does the choice of the superimposition software matter?

Background: To compare the agreement between predetermined angular and linear tooth movement measurements processed with three digital model registration software packages.

Methods: Twenty maxillary intraoral pretreatment scans of patients undergoing clear aligner therapy were randomly selected. Digital setups were generated using OrthoAnalyzer Clear Aligner Studio software to serve as the reference standard.

Airway dimensional changes following bone anchored maxillary protraction: a systematic review.

The introduction of skeletal anchorage utilized for maxillary protraction with a face mask or class III elastics has been developed for the management of class III malocclusions with minimal dental effect. The objective of the present review was to evaluate the current evidence regarding airway dimensional changes following bone-anchored maxillary protraction. A search was conducted by two authors (S.

Digital model superimpositions: are different software algorithms equally accurate in quantifying linear tooth movements?

Background: To evaluate the accuracy of three different 3D digital model registration software packages for linear tooth movement measurements, with reference to a 3D digital virtual setup (DS).

Methods: Twenty maxillary and mandibular pre-treatment scans of patients undergoing clear aligner therapy were used. Digital Setups were generated from pre-treatment scans using OrthoAnalyzer software.

TIP, TORQUE & ROTATIONS: How accurately do digital superimposition software packages quantify tooth movement?

Background: To investigate the accuracy of three different 3D digital model registration software for tip, torque and rotation measurements, with reference to a 3D digital virtual setup. Twenty maxillary and mandibular pre-treatment scans of patients undergoing clear aligner therapy were used. Digital setups were generated from pre-treatment scans using a tooth movement software.

Altering calcium and phosphorus supplementation in pregnancy and lactation affects offspring craniofacial morphology in a sex-specific pattern.

Introduction: The effects on offspring craniofacial bone morphology and accretion because of altered maternal exposure to dietary components such as calcium (Ca) and phosphorus (P) are unclear. The objective of this study was to investigate the changes in offspring skull morphology and tissue mineral density (TMD), including sex-specific changes, with exposure to a maternal diet high in Ca-to-P levels during gestation and lactation in mice.

Methods: Time-mated FVB wild-type mice were fed a normal or experimental diet during gestation until weaning.

How orthodontic research can be enriched and advanced by the novel and promising evolutions in biomedicine.

Recent advances in developmental, molecular and cellular biology as well as biomedical technologies show a promising future for crossing the gap between biomedical basic sciences and clinical orthodontics. Orthodontic research shall utilise the advances and technologies in biomedical fields including genomics, molecular biology, bioinformatics and developmental biology. This review provides an update on the novel and promising evolutions in biomedicine and highlights their current and likely future implementation to orthodontic practice.

Altering calcium and phosphorus levels in utero affects adult mouse mandibular morphology.

Objectives: The purpose of our study was to determine morphological changes and bone mineral density (BMD) differences in the adult mandible of offspring exposed to high calcium, low phosphorus diets in utero until weaning age.

Materials And Methods: Time-mated FVB wild-type mice were fed normal or experimental diet during gestation and until weaning of offspring. Experimental diet contained 3-fold increase in calcium and 3-fold decrease in phosphorus compared to normal diet.

Sclerostin Modulation Holds Promise for Dental Indications.

Sclerostin modulation is a novel therapeutic bone regulation strategy. The anti-sclerostin drugs, proposed in medicine for skeletal bone loss may be developed for jaw bone indications in dentistry. Alveolar bone responsible for housing dentition share common bone remodeling mechanisms with skeletal bone.

Treatment of various degrees of white spot lesions using resin infiltration-in vitro study.

Background: This study was conducted to evaluate the efficiency of resin infiltration to improve the color of white spot lesions (WSLs) and to estimate the effect of different numbers of etching and resin infiltrant applications on the color change of WSLs with various depths. Ninety-six sound extracted premolars were subjected to acid attack inducing different depths of WSLs. Using a DIAGNOdent, teeth were divided into four main groups according to the depth of the WSLs: shallow enamel, deep enamel, shallow dentine, and deep dentine without cavitation.

Anchorage loss during canine retraction using intermittent versus continuous force distractions; a split mouth randomized clinical trial.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the anchorage loss, amount and time of canine retraction, and canine tipping concomitant with periodontal ligament distraction (PLD) using intermittent and continuous forces.

Materials And Methods: This was a split mouth randomized clinical trial involving 30 patients in need of first premolar extraction. For each patient, one side was randomly allocated to receive a screw-based dental distractor, and the other side a continuous force coil spring distractor.

Enamel colour changes after debonding using various bonding systems.

Objective: To test the possible association between enamel colour alteration and resin tag depth.

Design: In vitro laboratory study.

Setting: Department of Orthodontics, Alexandria University, Egypt.