Fluoride varnish for white spot lesion prevention during orthodontic treatment: results of a randomized controlled trial 1 year after debonding.

Background: Topical fluorides are commonly recommended to prevent the development of white spot lesion (WSL) during treatment with fixed orthodontic appliances (FOAs), but the certainty of evidence is low, and long-term effects of fluoride preventive methods to reduce lesions seem to be rare.

Objective: To evaluate the long-term effectiveness of professional applications of a fluoride varnish containing 1.5% ammonium fluoride in preventing WSL development in adolescents undergoing multi-bracket orthodontic treatment.

Fluoride varnish for the prevention of white spot lesions during orthodontic treatment with fixed appliances: a randomized controlled trial.

Background: Self-applied and professional fluorides are key elements to limit caries-related side-effects during orthodontic treatment with fixed appliances.

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of a new fluoride varnish formula containing 1.5% ammonium fluoride in preventing white spot lesions (WSLs) in adolescents undergoing multi-bracket orthodontic treatment.

von Langenbeck procedures at 14 months or Wardill at 18 months for primary repair of cleft palate in adult Swedish patients with bilateral complete cleft lip and palate: A study of facial growth.

We compared facial growth in patients with bilateral complete cleft lip and palate (BCLP) in whom the palate had been repaired by the von Langenbeck procedure at the age of 14 months (L-14), or by the Wardill procedure at 18 months (W-18). A total of 151 unaffected subjects were used as a reference group. Thirty-six adult patients, 26 in the L-14 group, and 10 in the W-18 group, were investigated clinically and with lateral skull radiography, and they also filled out a questionnaire about their dental condition.

A comparison of manual traced images and corresponding scanned radiographs digitally traced.

The aim of this study was to compare the accuracy of cephalometric measurements made with digital tracing software (FACAD) with equivalent hand-traced measurements, and to evaluate the reproducibility of each method. Pre- and post-surgical lateral cephalographs of 30 adult patients (12 males and 18 females, median age = 25 years, standard deviation = 8.7) who had undergone orthognathic treatment were scanned into a computer.

Capillary supply of the soft palate muscles is reduced in long-term habitual snorers.

Background: Snoring and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) cause vibration and stretch of the upper airway tissues that may result in neuromuscular damage and changes in the microcirculation.

Objectives: The aim of this investigation was to test whether long-term snoring affects capillary supply in soft palate muscles.

Methods: Samples from the palatopharyngeus (PP) and uvula (UV) muscles were collected from 8 patients undergoing uvulo-palatopharyngoplasty because of habitual snoring and OSA.