Objectives: The objectives of this study were to assess the three-dimensional (3D) treatment changes (palatal surface area and volume) of forced unilateral posterior crossbite correction using either quad-helix or removable expansion plate appliances in the mixed dentition, and to compare the treatment changes with the three-dimensional changes occurring in age-matched untreated unilateral posterior crossbite patients as well as in subjects with normal occlusion and with no or mild orthodontic treatment need.
Trial Design: Six-arm parallel group multicentre randomized controlled trial.
Materials And Methods: One-hundred and thirty-five patients with unilateral posterior crossbite with functional shift were recruited.
Objectives: To evaluate the costs of quad-helix (QH) and removable expansion plate (EP) treatments performed either in specialist or general dentistry for the correction of unilateral posterior crossbite with functional shift in the mixed dentition.
Trial Design: Four-arm parallel group multicentre randomized controlled trial.
Materials And Methods: One hundred and ten patients with unilateral posterior crossbite with functional shift were recruited.
Objectives: To compare Oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) among 9-year-old children with excessive overjet (EO) to children with unilateral posterior crossbite (UPC) and children with normal occlusion (NO).
Materials And Methods: The study sample sourced from 19 Public Dental Service Clinics in Sweden. Reported are baseline data originating from two controlled trials, one regarding UPC and the other focusing on EO.
Background: Economic evaluation is assuming increasing importance as an integral component of health services research.
Aim: To conduct a systematic review of the literature and assess the evidence from studies presenting orthodontic treatment outcomes and the related costs.
Materials/methods: The literature review was conducted in four steps, according to Goodman's model, in order to identify all studies evaluating economic aspects of orthodontic interventions.
Objective: To investigate the effect of daily intake of fluoridated milk on enamel demineralization adjacent to fixed orthodontic brackets assessed with quantitative light-induced fluorescence (QLF).
Materials And Methods: Sixty-four healthy adolescents (13-18 years) undergoing orthodontic treatment with fixed appliances were enrolled and randomly allocated to a randomized controlled trial with two parallel groups. The intervention group was instructed to drink one glass of milk (≈ 200 ml) supplemented with fluoride (5 ppm) once daily and the subjects of the control group to drink the same amount of milk without fluoride.
Objective: To evaluate the effect of a new formula of a chlorhexidine-thymol varnish on mutans streptococci (MS) colonization and fissure caries development.
Methods: The study group consisted of 58 healthy adolescents (12-17 years old) undergoing orthodontic treatment with fixed appliances. A double-blind split-mouth design was applied, and 116 pairs of molar teeth were randomly assigned to topical varnish applications with either the new Cervitec Plus or its predecessor Cervitec.
Purpose: The purpose of the present study was to compare lag screw fixation versus miniplates with monocortical screw technique with respect to the amount of transverse displacement of the proximal segment after bilateral sagittal osteotomy (BSO) for mandibular advancement surgery.
Patients And Methods: We conducted a multicenter, retrospective investigation of 82 patients who underwent a mandibular advancement with BSO and rigid internal fixation. Forty-five patients from Denmark and Sweden, the miniplate fixation group, received a rigid fixation consisting of miniplates with monocortical screws.