Publications by authors named "Rashed Al-Azemi"
Objectives: Our objective was to test the hypothesis that thermoplastic clear aligners (Invisalign®; Align Technology, Santa Clara, CA, USA) are more pleasant for patients than conventional fixed orthodontic appliances.
Subjects And Methods: This was an observational retrospective study in which subjects were matched for age, treatment modality, and the treating orthodontist. A total of 60 adult patients (30 in the Invisalign group and 30 in the conventional buccal fixed appliance group) who met the inclusion criteria completed a validated self-reporting questionnaire, rating their experience after appliance activation in regard to oral impact experience and satisfaction of both treatment modalities.
Dental arch dimensions of adolescent Kuwaitis with untreated ideal occlusion: variation and validity of proposed expansion indexes.
Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop
November 2012
Introduction: The purposes of this study were to analyze the variations in dental arch dimensions of a large representative sample of adolescent Kuwaitis with untreated almost ideal occlusion and to test the validity of proposed expansion indexes and multivariate linear regression with inclusion of lateral and posteroanterior cephalometric parameters for estimation of dental arch width.
Methods: Study models and both lateral and posteroanterior cephalograms of 143 Kuwaitis, aged 13 to 14 years, clinically diagnosed with untreated almost ideal occlusion during screening of a population-based sample, were examined. Maxillary and mandibular arch dimensions were measured by using a digital caliper accurate to 0.
The aim of the study was to establish posteroanterior (PA) cephalometric norms for adolescent Kuwaitis of an age comparable with the start of comprehensive orthodontic treatment, and to compare these with similar normative data, considering a difference of 2.0 mm or degrees as clinically significant. Digital PA cephalograms of 159 13- to 14-year-old Kuwaitis (81 boys and 78 girls) with untreated ideal occlusions were evaluated.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Our purpose was to determine the orthodontic treatment need in adolescent Kuwaitis, adjusting for treatment experience and acquired need due to mesial migration or loss of the first molars, and to assess the orthodontic manpower requirements.
Subjects And Methods: A population-based sample of 753 boys and 728 girls, representing about 7% of all 13- to 14-year-old Kuwaitis, was examined in a classroom setting. Orthodontic treatment need was graded according to the Dental Health Component (DHC) and the Aesthetic Component (AC) of the Index of Orthodontic Treatment Need (IOTN).
Background/aim: The majority of dental traumas are due to falls or blows during regular activity, personal interaction and play inside or outside the home, suggesting that behaviors associated with certain social conditions are risk factors. Our purpose was to explore that hypothesis.
Materials And Methods: We examined a population-based sample of 1583 13-14-year-old subjects in a classroom setting.
Objective: The purpose of this study was to establish lateral cephalometric soft tissue norms for adolescent Kuwaitis and to compare these norms to those of the common analysis systems.
Subjects And Methods: Digital lateral cephalograms were made of 82 Kuwaiti boys and 80 Kuwaiti girls, of mean age 13.27 +/- 0.
Objective: The purpose of this study was to establish lateral cephalometric hard tissue norms for adolescent Kuwaitis and to compare them with published norms.
Subjects And Methods: Digital lateral cephalograms were made of 162 Kuwaitis (82 boys and 80 girls of mean age 13.27 +/- 0.