Efficiency of class III malocclusion treatment with 2-premolar extraction and molar distalization protocols.

Introduction: Different treatment protocols have been implemented for management of Class III malocclusion with aim of achieving ideal occlusal goals. The aim of current study was to compare the efficiency of Class III treatment with mandibular 2-premolar extraction and mandibular molar distalization protocol.

Methods: This retrospective cross sectional study was conducted on pre-treatment and post-treatment dental casts of 60 orthodontic patients who had Class III malocclusion and were treated with a mandibular dentition distalization and mandibular 2-premolars extraction protocol.

Bacteremia after micro-osteoperforation.

Objective: To find out the presence of bacteremia following micro-osteoperforation.

Material And Methods: The sample consisted of 28 Class I orthodontic patients (21 women, 7 men; mean age, 18.11±0.