Publications by authors named "Katie Julien"
Background: The immunogenicity and safety of a booster dose of tetanus toxoid-conjugate quadrivalent meningococcal vaccine (MenACYW-TT), alone or co-administered with MenB vaccine, were assessed in healthy 13-25-year olds who received MenACYW-TT or a CRM-conjugate vaccine (MCV4-CRM) 3-6 years earlier.
Methods: This phase IIIb open-label trial (NCT04084769) evaluated MenACYW-TT-primed participants, randomized to receive MenACYW-TT alone or with a MenB vaccine, and MCV4-CRM-primed participants who received MenACYW-TT alone. Functional antibodies against serogroups A, C, W and Y were measured using human complement serum bactericidal antibody assay (hSBA).
Objectives: To compare the treatment and posttreatment effects of Invisalign aligners that incorporated SmartForce features and attachments to traditional fixed appliances.
Materials And Methods: This randomized controlled trial included 66 patients, 32 aligners, and 34 fixed-appliance patients. The median ages of the aligner and braces patients were 26.
Objectives: To compare the efficacy of casein phosphopeptide (CPP)-amorphous calcium phosphate (ACP) MI Varnish (GC America, Inc, Alsip, IL) and ProSeal (Reliance Orthodontic Products, Itasca, IL) sealant in preventing the development of white spot lesions (WSLs) in orthodontic patients.
Materials And Methods: This prospective randomized clinical trial included 40 orthodontic patients 12-17 years of age. One group had sealants placed on their anterior maxillary teeth, with reapplications every 3 months.
Objectives: To quantify differences in the etch quality of enamel within and between human teeth, which has not previously been attempted.
Materials And Methods: The buccal right and left halves of 27 extracted human teeth were randomly allocated to scanning electron microscopy (SEM) or micro-computed tomography (μCT) for evaluation. The buccal surfaces were pumiced, etched with 37% phosphoric acid gel etchant for 15 seconds, rinsed, and air dried.
Risk assessments in orthodontic patients developing white spot lesions.
J Investig Clin Dent
November 2019
Aim: To determine whether caries risk factors, including cariogenic bacterial levels and salivary function, can be used to identify orthodontic patients who develop white spot lesions (WSL).
Methods: This prospective case-control study comprised 50 patients 11-17 years of age, including 25 controls and 25 cases who developed new WSL during treatment. WSL, oral hygiene and fluorosis were evaluated from intraoral photographs.
Objectives: To compare the incidence of white spot lesions (WSLs) among patients treated with aligners and those treated with traditional braces.
Materials And Methods: A group of 244 aligner patients (30.4 ± 14 years) was compared to a group of 206 patients (29.
Objective: To evaluate differences in discomfort levels between patients treated with aligners and traditional fixed orthodontic appliances.
Materials And Methods: This blinded, prospective, randomized equivalence two-arm parallel trial allocated 41 adult Class I nonextraction patients to either traditional fixed appliance (6 males and 12 females) or aligner (11 males and 12 females) treatment. Patients completed daily discomfort diaries following their initial treatment appointment, after 1 month and after 2 months.
Purpose: To quantify the prevalence of white spot lesions (WSLs) on the anterior teeth and, secondarily, to evaluate risk factors and predictors.
Materials And Methods: Digital photographs and records of 885 randomly chosen patients were evaluated before and after treatment. Chart information included gender, age, as well as banding and debanding dates.