Proclination-induced changes in the labial cortical bone thickness of lower incisors.

Objectives: We sought to objectivize the overall alveolar bone thickness changes in lower incisors after orthodontic intervention.

Background: The effect of orthodontic treatment on the cortical bone, specifically the clinical implications of proclination-induced change, have long been a matter of dispute.

Methods: Cone-beam computed tomographs of 58 patients were obtained before and after treatment and labial cortical bone thickness and overall alveolus width were measured in sagittal sections in the distance of 3, 6, 9 and 12 mm apically from the cemento-enamel junction.

Oral health status, salivary factors and microbial analysis in patients with active gastro-oesophageal reflux disease.

Aim: To present a complex oral health status including salivary factors, microbial analysis and periodontal and hygiene indices in patients with active gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD). Return of stomach contents is quite common in cases of gastro-oesophageal reflux. Pathological acid movement from the stomach into the oesophagus and oral cavity may lead to a development of dental erosion.