Perception of pain due to various orthodontic procedures.

Objective: To investigate five orthodontic procedures, namely separator placement, banding, initial arch wire ligation (0.016 NiTi), T-loop activation, and use of intermaxillary elastics with respect to intensity of peak pain, time of peak pain, need of medication for pain relief, and effect on routine life due to pain.

Method And Materials: One hundred patients (52 males, 48 females) selected for comprehensive orthodontic therapy were included in the study.

Dermatillomania: In patient undergoing orthodontic treatment.

Dermatillomania is a disorder in which a person habitually picks their skin, and this is a form of self-injury. It can involve any part of the body, but usually involves the face, neck, arms and shoulders. Symptoms often follow an event that has caused severe emotional distress.

Onychophagia (Nail biting), anxiety, and malocclusion.

Nail biting is a stress removing habit adopted by many children and adults. People usually do it when they are nervous, stressed, hungry, or bored. All of these situations are having a common phenomenon between them is anxiety.

Orthodontic management of maxillary canine first premolar transposition - a conservative approach.

Among dentitional anomalies, tooth transposition is considered the most difficult to manage clinically. Unilateral maxillary canine-first premolar (Mx. C.

Familial florid cemento-osseous dysplasia: a rare manifestation in an Indian family.

Florid cemento-osseous dysplasia (FCOD) is one of the uncommon dysplasias affecting the maxillofacial region. The age group may vary from 19 to 76 years and typically presents in the 4th and 5th decades. In most cases patients do not have hereditary basis of disease, and only a few familial cases have been documented.

Soft-tissue cephalometric norms in a north Indian ethnic population.

Background: Soft tissues play the primary role of physical appearance and facial esthetics. This study aimed to establish soft-tissue cephalometric standards in North Indian adults, which can be used in diagnosis, treatment planning, and stability of orthodontic outcome and orthognathic patients.

Materials And Methods: A group of 60 individuals (30 males and 30 females) with normal occlusion and proportional facial profile were chosen.

Orthodontic management of buccally erupted ectopic canine with two case reports.

Ectopic canine teeth develop displaced from their normal position. Any permanent tooth can be ectopic, and the cause may be both genetic and environmental. Orthodontic treatment is justified because ectopic canine teeth can migrate in the jaw bone and may damage the adjacent teeth roots and bone.

Emergency orthodontic care.

Orthodontic appliances or parts of orthodontic appliances have caused problems from less severe like discomfort, ulcers and irritation of lips or cheeks to most severe problems like swallowing or aspiration of appliances or its parts. The type of appliances that have caused problems and their clinical management are discussed. Suggestions are made to try and avoid the problems that were encountered in the literature in patients undergoing orthodontic treatment.