Nanotechnology in Oral Cavity Carcinoma: Recent Trends and Treatment Opportunities.

Oral cavity carcinoma (OCC) remains an ongoing public health problem. Emerging nanotechnology provides alternative treatment approaches. This review covers the up-to-date literature in the human OCC treatment field.

Three-dimensional analysis of mandibular functional units in adult patients with unilateral posterior crossbite: .

Objectives: To use three-dimensional (3D) mirroring and surface-to-surface techniques to determine any differences in mandibular functional unit shape and morphology between the crossbite side and non-crossbite side in adult patients with posterior unilateral crossbite who had not received any corrective treatment for malocclusion.

Materials And Methods: Cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) records from 24 consecutive adult white patients (mean age, 27.5 years; range 22.

Frequency and type of ponticulus posticus in a longitudinal sample of nonorthodontically treated patients: relationship with gender, age, skeletal maturity, and skeletal malocclusion.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess the frequency and type of ponticulus posticus and to evaluate its relationship to gender, chronologic age, skeletal maturity, and skeletal malocclusion.

Study Design: The sample included the longitudinal lateral cephalograms of 734 patients (378 males and 356 females) retrieved from the American Association of Orthodontists Craniofacial Growth Legacy Collection. The presence of ponticulus posticus (complete and partial forms) was assessed by visual inspection, and the cervical vertebral maturation method was used to determine the skeletal maturation stage.

The effects of a common stainless steel orthodontic bracket on the diagnostic quality of cranial and cervical 3T- MR images: a prospective, case-control study.

Objectives: To evaluate the effect of orthodontic stainless steel brackets and two different types of archwires on the diagnostic quality of 3-T MR images.

Methods: This prospective, case-control study was conducted following Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology guidelines. The recruitment was conducted among orthodontic patients.

Lack of clinical predictors for low mineral density in children with celiac disease.

Objectives: Metabolic bone disease remains a significant and common complication of celiac disease (CD). Several studies have demonstrated low bone mineral density (BMD) at the time of CD diagnosis in both children and adults. Low BMD in children and adolescents is defined as an areal BMD <2 SD below the age-adjusted mean value (z score <-2 SD).

Skeletal features in patient affected by maxillary canine impaction.

Objective: To analyze the skeletal features of patients with maxillary canine impaction.

Material And Methods: The complete pre-treatment records of 1674 orthodontic patients were examined. From the subjects with maxillary impacted canine 12 patients were excluded , remaining 108.

Localization of impacted maxillary canines using cone beam computed tomography. Review of the literature.

This review analyzed the literature focused on Cone- Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) diagnostic accuracy and efficacy in detecting impacted maxillary canines, and evaluated the possible advantages in using CBCT technique compared with traditional radiographs. PubMed and Embase searches were performed selecting papers since 1998 up to September 2011, moreover reference lists were hand searched. Two reviewers selected relevant publications on the basis of predetermined inclusion criteria.

Dental anomalies and clinical features in patients with maxillary canine impaction.

Objective: To analyze the prevalence, distribution, clinical features, and relationship with dental anomalies of maxillary canine impaction.

Materials And Methods: The complete pretreatment records of 1674 orthodontic patients were examined. Subjects with maxillary impacted canines were divided into two study groups: a palatally displaced canine (PDC) group (114 patients) and a buccally displaced canine (BDC) group (37 patients).

3D cephalometric analysis obtained from computed tomography. Review of the literature.

Introduction: The aim of this systematic review is to estimate accuracy and reproducibility of craniometric measurements and reliability of landmarks identified with computed tomography (CT) techniques in 3D cephalometric analysis.

Methods: Computerized and manual searches were conducted up to 2011 for studies that addressed these objectives. The selection criteria were: (1) the use of human specimen; (2) the comparison between 2D and 3D cephalometric analysis; (3) the assessment of accuracy, reproducibility of measurements and reliability of landmark identification with CT images compared with two-dimensional conventional radiographs.

Condyle fossa relationship associated with functional posterior crossbite, before and after rapid maxillary expansion.

Objective: To investigate condylar symmetry and condyle fossa relationships in subjects with functional posterior crossbite comparing findings before and after rapid maxillary expansion (RME) treatment through low-dose computed tomography (CT).

Materials And Methods: Twenty-six patients (14 girls and 12 boys, mean age 9.6 ± 1.