The effect of different clinical recycling methods on load deflection properties of super-elastic and thermal nickel-titanium orthodontic arch wires: A comparative assessment.

Introduction: Repeated clinical use of arch wires requires sterilization and may result in alteration of the properties of the wires as they get subjected to corrosion and cold working. Therefore, the present study aimed to assess the effects of different clinical recycling methods on the load-deflection properties of super-elastic and thermal nickel-titanium orthodontic arch wires.

Materials And Methods: A total of 50 0.

Perception of facial esthetics in young North Indian population.

Introduction: A person's ability to recognize a beautiful face is innate, but translating this into defined treatment goals is a challenge for clinicians.

Aim: To determine if faces considered esthetic and pleasing in the young North Indian population (both males and females) exhibit similar cephalometric measurements as used for ideal treatment and successful results.

Materials And Method: A panel of five judges evaluated a set of one frontal, one frontal during smiling, and one profile extra-oral photograph of 160 students (80 females and 80 males) on a five-point attractiveness scale.

Carotid Intima-media Thickness in Patients with Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Attending a Tertiary Care Center: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study.

Introduction: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is fatty infiltration of the liver in the absence of other causes of steatosis. It is strongly associated with central adiposity, high body mass index, insulin resistance states, hypertension, hyperlipidemia which are features of metabolic syndrome. The objective of study is to find out the carotid intima-media thickness of non alcoholic fatty liver disease patients attending a tertiary care center.

Bone density and its importance in orthodontics.

Background: Researchers have generally focused on tissue reactions occurring within the periodontal ligament and bone to find possible explanation for various clinical phenomena, with less attention being paid to the inherent bone density. Recently, regional differences in jaw anatomy and bone structure including bone density have become important issue to explain some of the variation in clinical practice with respect to tooth movement, implant success rate, anchorage loss etc.

Materials And Methods: The intent of this review is to discuss various methods and classification proposed to determine bone density in particular area and its importance in field of orthodontia.

Temporary anchorage devices - Mini-implants.

Orthodontists are accustomed to using teeth and auxiliary appliances, both intraoral and extraoral, to control anchorage. These methods are limited in that it is often difficult to achieve results commensurate with our idealistic goals. Recently, a number of case reports have appeared in the orthodontic literature documenting the possibility of overcoming anchorage limitations via the use of temporary anchorage devices-biocompatible devices fixed to bone for the purpose of moving teeth, with the devices being subsequently removed after treatment.