Alveolar bone changes after tooth-borne surgically assisted rapid maxillary expansion: A three-dimensional study.

Introduction: Surgically assisted rapid maxillary expansion (SARME) with a dental-anchorage appliance can induce dental and skeletal complications adjacent to the teeth supporting the device. The purpose of this study was to quantify the dentoskeletal changes observed after SARME using a tooth-borne device.

Materials And Methods: Cone beam CT images from 39 patients were compared between the preoperative (T1) and the postoperative period (T2).

Psychometric validation of the French version of the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale.

Objectives: Resilience defines the ability to face adversity with positive outcomes. Different scales, including the 25-item Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CDRISC), have been elaborated in order to evaluate resilience among various populations. The evaluation of resilience in French populations was impossible until CDRISC was translated into French.

Factor analysis of a motivation questionnaire adapted to predoctoral French dental students.

Background/purpose: The motivations of dental students for their studies have largely been investigated in numerous countries using psychometric questionnaires. This is not the case in France since validated tools are still lacking. The aim of the present work was dedicated to the psychometric validation of a motivation questionnaire adapted for predoctoral French dental students.