Publications by authors named "Zorana Stamenkovic"
: The key factor that enables osteoblastic activity and the formation of new bone, as well as gingiva, during orthodontic tooth extrusion (OE) is the periodontal ligament. The reaction of periodontal tissues associated with changes in the gingiva is a part of orthodontic tooth displacement. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of OE on the width of the zone of the keratinized and attached gingiva, the position of the mucogingival junction, and the height of the interdental papillae in the region where the OE was performed as well as in the adjacent region.
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- The study investigated how lateral mandibular deviation affects cellular signaling and oxidative stress in the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) of rats, focusing on VEGF, SOD, and nNOS.
- Thirty-eight male Wistar rats were divided into an experimental group with a device shifting their mandible to the left and a control group, with analyses done through imaging and biochemical assays.
- Results showed the experimental group had smaller, asymmetrical mandibles, changes in cellular signaling (increased VEGF and nNOS expression), and altered SOD activity, suggesting that these changes contribute to functional imbalances in the TMJ due to mandibular deviation.
Introduction: Orthodontic diagnosis includes the interpretation of the relations between the craniofacial and cervical system, given the potential impact of the irregularities from one system to another.
Objective: The aim of this study was to examine morphological characteristics of the cervical spine, depending on the parameters of the vertical craniofacial growth and gender in adult subjects.
Methods: The sample comprised lateral cephalograms of 120 subjects with different vertical facial growth, aged 17.
Introduction: During growth, proportions of craniofacial and cervical structures are changed. Craniofacial and cervicovertebral structures are morphologically and functionally connected, but their each other's influence is still unknown.
Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the changes in cervical lordosis and cervicovertebral morphology in different age periods and the possibility of estimating skeletal maturity, based on the percentage of anterior cervical vertebrae body height sum in the total anterior C2-C5 height.
Introduction: The effects of orthodontic treatment are considered to be successful if the facial harmony is achieved, while the structures of soft tissue profile are in harmony with skeletal structures of neurocranium and viscerocranium. In patients with skeletal distal bite caused by mandibular retrognathism, facial esthetics is disturbed often, in terms of pronounced convexity of the profile and change in the position and relationship of the lips.
Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the extent of soft tissue profile changes in patients with skeletal Class II malocclusion treated with three different orthodontic appliances: Fränkel functional regulator type I (FR-I), Balters' Bionator type I and Hotz appliance.
Background: Inheritance is most casual etiological factor of Class II division 2 malocclusion. This kind of malocclusion is very difficult for treatment specially in older patients.
Case Report: In the female patient, 20 years old, at the beginning of the treatment at the School of Dentistry in Belgrade, lateral cephalogram showed skeletal and dentoalveolar Class II division 2 malocclusion.
[Possibilty of the lower third molar eruption--radiographic analysis].
Vojnosanit Pregl
February 2006
Background/aim: To assess the possibility of the eruption of the lower third molar on the basis of the measured parameters: retromolar space, mesiodistal crown width of a molar and the third molar angulation.
Methods: The investigation included 104 patients both sexes (43 boys, and 61 girls), 16 to 25 years old (mean age, 18 years). It was performed using the orthopanthomographic radiographs analysis of those patients.