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J Orthod Sci
September 2024
School of Dentistry, University of Dundee, UK.
Objective: To evaluate the clinical effectiveness of treatment with customized compared to noncustomized fixed orthodontic appliances.
Method: A comprehensive search was performed using 13 databases until February 20, 2024. Study eligibility criteria were based on studies that compared orthodontic treatment with customized fixed appliances (labial or lingual) with noncustomized appliances.
BMC Oral Health
October 2024
Department of Orthodontics, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine; College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; National Center for Stomatology; National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology; Shanghai Research Institute of Stomatology, No. 639 Zhizaoju Road, Shanghai, China.
Objective: To compare the levels of functional impairments, discomfort and satisfaction experienced by those treated with full-mouth customized lingual appliances (Lingual appliances), full-mouth self-ligating bracket (Labial appliances), or upper lingual and lower labial appliances (Mixed appliances) using questionnaires.
Materials And Methods: Patients within one year of the end of treatment were included in the survey and given a questionnaire concerning different kinds of discomfort and difficulties during the treatment process. The questionnaires focused on the following aspects including speech difficulty, pain (lip, cheek or tongue), difficulty in chewing, difficulty in tooth brushing and overall aesthetics and comfortability.
Cureus
August 2024
Faculty of Dentistry, Phenikaa University, Hanoi, VNM.
Orthodontic relapse and the demand for improved esthetics often necessitate retreatment in adult patients. This case report highlights the successful management of an adult female patient with bimaxillary protrusion, previously treated with a non-extraction approach. Treatment included lingual passive self-ligating appliances, premolar extractions, and mini-screws to reinforce anchorage.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFClin Oral Investig
July 2024
School of Dentistry, Federal University of Alfenas (Unifal-MG), Alfenas, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Objectives: To investigate artefacts produced by different orthodontic brackets and wires in cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) scans.
Materials And Methods: Two dental arches were made using extracted human teeth and plaster. Three pairs of acetate plates containing different brackets - metallic, ceramic, and self-ligating ceramic with NiTi clip - along with a control plate (i.
Turk J Orthod
December 2023
Adıyaman University Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Orthodontics, Adıyaman, Turkey.
Objective: To determine the changes in orthodontists' interest in various orthodontic appliances during the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
Methods: A questionnaire probing respondents' interest in orthodontic appliances and techniques, including standard buccal metal brackets, self-ligating brackets, standard ceramic brackets, lingual brackets, clear aligners, orthodontic facemasks, removable functional appliances, fixed functional appliances, orthognathic surgery, orthodontic miniscrews, and lingual retainers, was prepared using Google Forms and then sent to the Turkish Orthodontic Society to invite all members of the society to participate in the survey. Of the 1903 members invited, 230 (response rate, 12.
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