Publications by authors named "Wisam Alhamadi"
Objective: Lower face soft tissue thickness and dentoskeletal features form the lower facial profile. Sagittal skeletal malocclusions with varying degrees of soft tissue thickness in males and females were herein examined using soft tissue cephalometric radiography.
Methods: Based on their dentoskeletal correlations, a total of 160 lateral cephalometric radiographs of adult males and females ( = 80) seeking orthodontic treatment were classified as class I ( = 40), class II division 1 ( = 40), class II division 2 ( = 40), or class III ( = 40).
Objectives: Differences in the mineral concentration (MC) level of dental enamel may represent a precursor of white spot lesions adjacent to fixed orthodontic brackets. The aim of the current in vitro study was to compare the MC level central, occlusal and cervical to orthodontic attachments.
Methods And Materials: A total of 16 enamel blocks were obtained from sound human premolar samples extracted for orthodontic reasons.
Background: Fixed orthodontic appliance (FOA) increases the cariogenic microorganisms of mouth including candida. The aim was to evaluate the pharmacodynamic effects of some antibacterial drugs in combination with most applicable antifungal agents on candida isolated from patients with FOA.
Methods: Three antifungal agents (amphotericin B (AMB), ketoconazole (KET), and itraconazole (ITZ)) and three antibacterial drugs (ciprofloxacin (CIP), doxycycline (DOX), and metronidazole (MET)) with serial concentrations have been used and microdilution broth method has been done for single and combination therapy, then fungal growth was assessed spectrophotometrically, and the combinations were evaluated by bliss independent analysis.