[Fixed orthodontic appliances and clear aligner system: a comparative review].

Unlabelled: One of the biggest controversies in current orthodontics is determining the appliance to use, since today patients seek better results in shorter times, in addition to putting aesthetics first.

Objective: compare the benefits and disadvantages that arise when using fixed orthodontic appliances and transparent aligners.

Materials And Methods: An investigation and compilation of specialized bibliographic information on the topic was carried out in scientific search engines such as PubMed, SciElo and Web of Science between the years 1991 to 2023, focused on research work related to the effects of the use of orthodontic appliances.

[Deaf people and sign language: an enigma in dentistry].

Sign language is the main means of communication for deaf people; consists of the combination of manual, body and facial movements with specific meanings. Among the main barriers faced by this community are the lack of communication, shortage of health services, added to the inexperience and lack of knowledge of sign language by the health professional. This article aims to raise awareness of the importance and need of sign language in dental clinical care and professional training, as well as strategies, tools and recommendations for better care for deaf people.

Quality of survey-based study reports in dentistry.

Background: Surveys are a widely used research method in dentistry in different specialities. The study aimed to determine the quality of survey-based research reports published in dentistry journals from 2015 to 2019.

Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive research study was conducted.

[Formative research and scientific production of Peruvian dental faculty].

Formative research together with scientific teaching production are very early ways of teaching the research process, which implies the research culture that must be established from the undergraduate level, taking into account its purpose, which is the dissemination of knowledge generated through scientific publication, for which it must seek to overcome the main obstacles that faculty scientific production presents. In the Peruvian universities that teach dentistry, formative research has been promoted to strengthen future research in the field of health sciences, being the faculty scientific production of utmost importance for the contribution to the advancement of science and implication of the students with that cause. The aim of this paper is to carry out a review on some aspects of faculty scientific production and formative research in Peruvian dental schools.

Correlation between cervical vertebrae maturation and midpalatal suture fusion in patients aged between 10 and 20 years: A cross-sectional and 3D study.

Objective: This study aimed to correlate the cervical vertebrae maturation (CVM) stages with the bone fusion stages of the midpalatal suture (MPS).

Materials And Methods: The sample consisted of 351 cone-beam computed tomographies (CBCTs) of patients divided into two groups: 10-15 years old and 16-20 years old. Both CVM and MPS stages were correlated using Spearman's correlation analysis.

General Labor Well-Being in Latin American Dentists during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

This study aimed to determine the general labor well-being of Latin American dentists according to sociodemographic characteristics during the COVID-19 pandemic. A cross-sectional study was conducted in a final sample of 2214 participants from 11 countries. A validated online questionnaire on general work well-being was used (data collection period from 1 June to 10 July 2021), containing two dimensions: psychosocial well-being and collateral effects.

[Virtual education in dentistry during the COVID-19 pandemic].

The changes in university education that appeared within the context of the COVID-19 pandemic posed new challenges throughout the world. In the case of dental education, although the implementation of virtual resources had already been tried, a completely virtual approach was a new challenge. The objective of this article is to discuss virtual education in the dental area within the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and the challenges it represents.

[Malocclusions in children and adolescents from villages and native communities in the Ucayali Amazon region in Peru].

We conducted a cross-sectional descriptive study to assess the prevalence of malocclusions in children and adolescents aged 2 to 18 years of villages and native communities of the Ucayali jungle of Peru. We assessed the presence of malocclusions using Angle's classification and orthodontic changes. We evaluated 201 individuals, 106 (52.