Prevalence of Malocclusion and Orthodontic Treatment Needs in Primary and Mixed Dentition Using Baby Roma Index and Index of Orthodontic Treatment Needs.

Aim And Objective: To find the prevalence of malocclusion and orthodontic treatment need in children of East Lucknow city.

Materials And Methods: The present study was conducted in the Department of Pedodontic and Preventive Dentistry, Babu Banarasi Das College of Dental Sciences, Lucknow. The nursery and primary schools of East Lucknow were included in the study.

Evaluation of stress changes in the maxilla with fixed functional appliances-A 3D FEM study.

Aim: To evaluate the stress changes in the maxilla during fixed functional appliance use using three-dimensional finite element method (FEM) stress analysis.

Settings And Sample Population: A three-dimensional finite element model of the maxilla was constructed using the images generated from the cone-beam computed tomography of a patient treated for Class II malocclusion with a fixed functional orthodontic appliance. The FEM was used to study the stress changes seen in the maxilla, which were evaluated in the form of highest von Mises stress and maximum principal stress before and after the application of fixed functional appliance.

Photographic Evaluation, Analysis and Comparison of Aesthetically Pleasing Smiles: A Prospective Study.

Objective: To evaluate the differences in aesthetically pleasing smiles and compare the smile arc parameters in males and females by dental specialists using photographs.

Methods: The study was conducted on 500 North Indian subjects (Indo-Aryan race; 212 males and 288 females) aged 17-25 years (mean age, males=21.1 years; females=23.

Lasers in non-surgical periodontal treatment - a review.

Aim of this review was to present a comprehensive outline of the use of hard tissue lasers in Periodontics with respect to non-surgical periodontal treatment. Electronic databases of PubMed and Cochrane Library were searched from 1992 to 2018. 18 clinical studies were evaluated after the inclusion, exclusion criteria.

Evaluation of Nasal Proportions in Adults with Class I and Class II Skeletal Patterns: A Cephalometric Study.

Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate sexual dimorphism in nasal proportions of Class I and Class II skeletal malocclusions in adults.

Material And Methods: The sample comprised 120 patients (females 18 years and above and males 21 years and above), with no history of previous orthodontic treatment or functional jaw orthopedic treatment. They were divided into different groups based on point A-Nasion-point B (ANB) angle and gender.