Patient/parent expectations of orthodontic treatment.

Background: Expectations of orthodontic treatment may differ between the patient and their parents, as the parents' expectations may not reflect those of the child.

Objectives: The aim of this study, therefore, was to determine the expectations of patients and their parents.

Materials And Methods: This was a clinic-based, comparative, cross-sectional study involving 110 patients aged between 10 and 19 years, as well as their accompanying parents or guardians.

Impact of three malocclusion traits on the quality of life of orthodontic patients.

Background/objectives: Malocclusion can have a negative impact on the quality of life, affecting the individual physically and psychosocially. The aim of this study was to determine the impact of three malocclusion traits on the quality of life of the patients.

Methodology: This was a clinic-based, comparative, cross-sectional study involving 120 patients between 10 and 20years of age, with crowding, spacing and increased overjet.

Prevalence and intensity of bacteraemia following orthodontic procedures.

Background: There is a possibility that bacteria may enter the blood stream during some non-surgical manipulation procedures, which include orthodontic treatment procedures (alginate impression taking, separator placement, band cementation, and archwire change).

Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and intensity of bacteraemia associated with orthodontic procedures in patients seen at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Nigeria.

Methodology: A total of 100 subjects who presented at the Orthodontic Clinic of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital and who met the inclusion criteria were recruited for the study.

Perception of personal dental appearance in Nigerian adolescents.

Background: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship among Nigerian adolescents' awareness of malocclusion, their satisfaction with personal dental appearance, and the severity of their occlusal irregularities.

Material: The sample consisted of 577 randomly selected secondary school adolescents-306 (53%) boys and 271 (47%) girls aged 12 to 17 years (mean age, 14.73 +/- 1.