Rapid Maxillary Expansion Treatment in Patients with Cleft Lip and Palate: A Survey on Clinical Experience in the European Cleft Centers.

Cleft lip and palate patients require complex interdisciplinary treatment, including maxillary expansion and secondary alveolar bone grafting. However, the evidence on these treatment procedures and outcomes is lacking. Therefore, this study aimed to survey the subjective observations of European maxillofacial surgeons and orthodontists on the maxillary expansion and bone grafting treatment protocols and the associated complications.

The adaptation of Demirjian's dental age estimation method on North German children.

The aim of this study was to test the accuracy of Demirjian's method for dental age (DA) estimation on north German children, to adapt the method used in case of inaccuracy in this sample and to construct dental maturity percentile curves for this population. Orthopantomograms (OPGs) of 1260 north German children (566 males and 694 females) aged 5-17 years were used from patients' records of the Department of Orthodontics, Dentofacial Orthopedics and Pedodontics, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany. Demirjian's dental maturity scale for the seven left mandibular teeth was applied to the first sample (951 OPGs) to estimate the DA and compare it to the chronological age (CA) of each child.

Age estimation in 5-16-year-old children by measurement of open apices: North German formula.

The aims of this study were to test the accuracy of Cameriere et al.'s European formula on a sample of North German children based on dental age (DA) for chronological age (CA) assessment and to adapt the formula used, in case of regional peculiarities of this group of children. Orthopantomograms of 1000 children (444 males and 556 females) aged 5-16years were used.

Antibiotics prescribing practices in oral implantology among jordanian dentists. A cross sectional, observational study.

Background: In oral implantology, there is no consensus on the most appropriate regimen for antibiotics prescribing, the decision to prescribe antibiotic is usually based on procedure, patient and clinician related factors. The aim of this study was to investigate the rationale of antibiotic prescribing among Jordanian clinicians who practice oral implantology.

Findings: The target sample for the study was the 250 Jordan Dental Implant Group members.