Bilateral Condylar Fracture: A Case Treated with a Conservative Myofunctional Approach.

Mandibular condylar fractures in a growing child may cause long-term consequences. A conservative approach has been recommended to permit the remodelling of the condyles as well as to re-establishing the mandibular dynamics and oral functions. This case report presents a bilateral mandibular condylar fracture in an 11 years old girl treated with myofunctional appliances in combination with exercises.

Mandibular Condyle Remodeling after Functional Orthopedic Treatment: A Clinical Report of Four Cases.

Aim: This clinical report evaluated changes in the mandibular condyles of patients diagnosed with osteoarthritis (OA) at the temporomandibular joint (TMJ), who were treated with a modified dental splint.

Materials And Methods: Four adult patients (age range: 24-47 years) were treated with a dental splint appliance that delivered a low load at the molar region and permitted lateral and protrusive mandibular excursions. An initial magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan was performed for diagnosis purpose before treatment.

Architecture of the Mandibular Condylar Cartilage of Elderly Individuals: A Semiquantitative Light Microscopic Histological Study.

Aim: This study aimed to categorize the constituent tissues of the mandibular condylar cartilage of elderly individuals.

Materials And Methods: Thirty-three mandibular condyles were collected from 20 human cadavers of individuals between 40 years and 103 years old. Samples were stained with Masson's trichrome and Herovici's stains and, examined under a light microscope.

Efficacy of a Pre-Fabricated Myofunctional Appliance for the Treatment of Mild to Moderate Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Preliminary Report.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the efficacy of the Myobrace/MyOSA myofunctional appliance for the treatment of mild to moderate Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) in children, by means of the Apnea/Hypopnea Index (AHI).

Study Design: Nine children with a diagnosis of mild to moderate OSA were included in the study. The subjects wore the Myobrace/MyOSA myofunctional appliance for a period of 90 days.

Pre-Fabricated Myofunctional Appliance for the Treatment of Mild to Moderate Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Preliminary Report.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the efficacy of the Myobrace/MyOSA myofunctional appliance for the treatment of mild to moderate Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) in children, by means of the Apnea/Hypopnea Index (AHI).

Study Design: Nine children with a diagnosis of mild to moderate OSA were included in the study. The subjects wore the Myobrace/MyOSA myofunctional appliance for a period of 90 days.

The effect of the physical consistency of the diet on the bone quality of the mandibular condyle in rats.

Objective: This study aimed to analyze how the physical consistency of the diet affects the bone quality at the mandibular condyle.

Design: Sixty-three Wistar rats were randomly assigned to three groups. Twenty-two animals composed each group and they were fed with either a liquid, soft or hard diet.

Electromyographic muscular activity improvement in Class II patients treated with the pre-orthodontic trainer.

Objective: A study was designed to determine changes in the amplitude of the EMG muscular activity of the Masseter and Temporalis muscles at clench in children with a Class II, division 1 malocclusion treated with the pre-orthodontic Trainer functional appliance, for 12 months.

Study Design: 36 Class II, division 1 malocclusion patients (mean age 7.6 ± 1.

The effect of dental occlusal disturbances on the curvature of the vertebral spine in rats.

Objective: To determine whether a unilateral increase or decrease in the bite affects the curvatures of the vertebral spine in rats.

Methods: 25 male Sprague Dawley rats were included. Five animals received no alteration on their bite.

The cranial nerve skywalk: A 3D tutorial of cranial nerves in a virtual platform.

Visualization of the complex courses of the cranial nerves by students in the health-related professions is challenging through either diagrams in books or plastic models in the gross laboratory. Furthermore, dissection of the cranial nerves in the gross laboratory is an extremely meticulous task. Teaching and learning the cranial nerve pathways is difficult using two-dimensional (2D) illustrations alone.

Treatment of anterior crossbite in the primary dentition with esthetic crowns: report of 3 cases.

Anterior crossbite is a sagittal malocclusion occurring in approximately 4 to 5% of children with primary dentition. Although self-correction may occur, treating an anterior crossbite as early as possible has been proposed to prevent problems in the transitional and permanent dentitions. The purpose of this paper is to present an optional restorative treatment used in 3 cases where an anterior crossbite was treated by restoring the primary maxillary incisors with esthetic pediatric strip crowns.

Prevalence of mandibular asymmetries in growing patients.

The aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence of mandibular asymmetries during the mixed dentition in growing children. For this purpose, a retrospective study was designed where various measurements were performed on the right and left sides of the mandible of panoramic radiographs of 327 children (males: 169; females: 158), 8-12 years old. Four linear measurements, mandibular ramus height, ramus width, corpus height, and corpus length, and two angles, mandibular gonial (Go) and mandibular condyle (Co), and the developmental stage of the permanent lower second molar were analysed.

Early treatment of a Class II, division 2 malocclusion with the Trainer for Kids (T4K): a case report.

This paper reports a Class II, division 2 malocclusion case successfully treated at an early age and in a relatively short period of time using the Trainer for Kids (T4K), a prefabricated functional appliance. Skeletal changes observed in the before and after treatment cephalic radiographs were compared with the expected changes produced by the patient's natural growth. The functional appliance's effects resulting in the outcomes observed in this clinical case, as well as the importance of identifying the etiological factors when treating a malocclusion will be discussed.

Influence of growth hormone on the craniofacial complex of transgenic mice.

Growth hormone (GH) secretion affects bone and cartilage physiology. This study investigated the effect of GH on the size of the craniofacial structures and their angular relationship. Three different models of mice with a genetically altered GH axis were used: GH excess (giant), dwarf GH antagonist (dwarf-Ant), and dwarf GH receptor knockout (dwarf-KO) mice.

Growth hormone and epidermal growth factor in salivary glands of giant and dwarf transgenic mice.

Epidermal growth factor (EGF) in rat salivary glands is regulated by testosterone, thyroxin, and growth hormone (GH). Salivary glands of 45-day-old giant and dwarf male and female transgenic mice were examined histologically and by immunohistochemistry (IHC) for EGF. Male giants showed no significant differences from wild-type (WT) parotid and submandibular glands.

Influence of growth hormone on the mandibular condylar cartilage of rats.

Unlabelled: Growth hormone (GH) stimulates mandibular growth but its effect on the mandibular condylar cartilage is not well understood.

Objective: This study was designed to understand the influence of GH on mitotic activity and on chondrocytes maturation. The effect of GH on cartilage thickness was also determined.