abstract：:This investigation was designed to repeat classic studies into the associations between head posture and growth as a single unified study using up-dated methods for gathering and analysing the data. The material comprised the cephalometric radiographs of 59 children (34 males and 25 females) recorded in natural head p...

journal_title：European journal of orthodontics

authors： Springate SD

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This in vitro study investigated the influence of using different combinations of bracket, adhesive, and light-curing source on the tensile bond strength to porcelain and on failure patterns at debonding. Tensile tests were performed using: one ceramic bracket versus one metal bracket, two orthodontic composites; type...

journal_title：European journal of orthodontics

authors： Al-Hity R,Gustin MP,Bridel N,Morgon L,Grosgogeat B

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aims of this study were to evaluate the frequency of errors in panoramic radiographs in young orthodontic patients, to register pathologic and abnormal conditions, and to compare these findings with the patient's record. A total of 1287 panoramic radiographs of children and adolescents (530 boys and 757 girls; mea...

journal_title：European journal of orthodontics

authors： Granlund CM,Lith A,Molander B,Gröndahl K,Hansen K,Ekestubbe A

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of the present study was to evaluate the cytotoxicity and degree of monomer conversion of resin-reinforced glass ionomer cements (RGIC) over different time periods. Four RGICs: Fuji Ortho LC (FOLC), Fuji Ortho Band (FOB), Orthoglass (OGL), and Multicure Glass Ionomer (MCI) were evaluated for cytotoxicity...

journal_title：European journal of orthodontics

authors： dos Santos RL,Pithon MM,Martins FO,Romanos MT,Ruellas AC

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this investigation was to compare the traditional method of manual cephalometric tracing with four different computerized tracing programs, where the lateral cephalograms were scanned at 300 dpi and digitized onscreen. Thirty randomly selected cephalometric radiographs were used in this study. Four programs...

journal_title：European journal of orthodontics

authors： Erkan M,Gurel HG,Nur M,Demirel B

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A high prevalence of cervical vertebrae anomalies (CVA) has been recently associated with various malocclusions. Our aim was to study the prevalence of CVA on lateral cephalograms in Class II subjects and to compare the findings with those obtained from cone beam computed tomography (CBCT). Standardized cephalograms o...

journal_title：European journal of orthodontics

authors： Bebnowski D,Hänggi MP,Markic G,Roos M,Peltomäki T

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The persistence of childlike deglutition after the replacement of deciduous teeth is described as atypical deglutition. This condition has been attributed to sucking action without nutritive purposes, use of a feeding bottle, oral respiration, and anatomical abnormalities. Among the possible anatomical alterations, th...

journal_title：European journal of orthodontics

authors： Machado Júnior AJ,Crespo AN

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that there is no difference in salivary metal ion content between subjects with fixed orthodontic appliances and their same-gender sister or brother without any orthodontic appliance. This retrospective study was carried out on 28 subjects (16 females and 12 males) who ...

journal_title：European journal of orthodontics

authors： Amini F,Jafari A,Amini P,Sepasi S

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of precuring of primer coated on bracket bases on the strength of bonds between metal brackets and gold alloy. Square type III gold alloy plates were sandblasted with 30 μm silicon dioxide. After silica coating, excessive particles were removed gently with air...

journal_title：European journal of orthodontics

authors： Shon WJ,Kim TW,Chung SH,Jung MH

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aims of this study were to investigate the effects of two surface-conditioning methods on the shear bond strength (SBS) of metal brackets bonded to three different all-ceramic materials, and to evaluate the mode of failure after debonding. Twenty feldspathic, 20 fluoro-apatite, and 20 leucite-reinforced ceramic sp...

journal_title：European journal of orthodontics

authors： Saraç YŞ,Külünk T,Elekdağ-Türk S,Saraç D,Türk T

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cleidocranial dysplasia (CCD) is a rare, well-defined skeletal disorder with autosomal dominant inheritance and complete penetrance. Although it involves the whole skeletal system, the main clinical manifestations of CCD are malformations of the skull and clavicles, which lead to a typical appearance of the face and s...

journal_title：European journal of orthodontics

authors： Marchisella C,Rolando F,Muscarella LA,Zelante L,Bracco P,Piemontese MR

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to investigate if debonding microspheres (DM) could enhance electrothermal orthodontic debonding, and specifically to evaluate if the addition of DM, in varying concentrations to the orthodontic adhesive process, will affect bond strength. Bovine teeth (n=8) were mounted in acrylic using a si...

journal_title：European journal of orthodontics

authors： Swinburne ML,Willmot D,Patrick D

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this research was to investigate the effect of applying a sustained seating force during bonding on the adhesive layer and on shear bond strength (SBS) of orthodontic brackets. Forty human premolars divided into two groups were included in the study. Stainless steel brackets were bonded to the premola...

journal_title：European journal of orthodontics

authors： Montasser MA

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to apply high, short-term forces during rapid maxillary expansion (RME) to the sutures of the maxilla with minimum loss of force and without causing unwanted side-effects (dentoalveolar tipping, etc.), the appliance should be as rigid as possible. The retention arms of the RME screws, representing a particula...

journal_title：European journal of orthodontics

authors： Muchitsch AP,Wendl B,Winsauer H,Pichelmayer M,Payer M

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aims of the study were to identify craniofacial characteristics in patients with the rough hypoplastic amelogenesis imperfecta (AI) phenotype and to evaluate whether craniofacial variables are related to a mutation in either of the two genes associated with AI, enamelin (ENAM) and amelogenin (AMGX). Eight children...

journal_title：European journal of orthodontics

authors： Pavlic A,Battelino T,Trebusak Podkrajsek K,Ovsenik M

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, botulinum neurotoxin type A (BoTx/A) was injected into the temporalis and masseter muscles of growing rats to induce masticatory hypoactivity. Sixty, 30-day-old, male Long-Evans rats were randomly divided into four groups. BoTx/A was bilaterally injected in the masseter muscles in group I, in the tempor...

journal_title：European journal of orthodontics

authors： Tsai CY,Shyr YM,Chiu WC,Lee CM

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate oral sensory perception in patients with an anterior open bite (AOB) and associated tongue thrusting activity. This study was performed in the Department of Orthodontics, Government Dental Hospital, Chennai, on 30 subjects (16 females and 14 males) aged from 12 to 17 years with an...

journal_title：European journal of orthodontics

authors： Premkumar S,Avathvadi Venkatesan S,Rangachari S

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this longitudinal study was to monitor patients' microbiological and clinical parameters from bracket placement up to 3 months post-treatment. Twenty-four patients (10 males and 14 females, aged 14.6 ± 1.0 years) were included in this investigation. Microbiology (sub- and supragingival), periodontal probing...

journal_title：European journal of orthodontics

authors： van Gastel J,Quirynen M,Teughels W,Coucke W,Carels C

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to perform a meta-analysis of articles to verify the mandibular changes produced by the Fränkel-2 (FR-2) appliance during the treatment of growing patients with Class II malocclusions when compared with untreated growing Class II subjects. The literature published from January 1966 to Jan...

journal_title：European journal of orthodontics

authors： Perillo L,Cannavale R,Ferro F,Franchi L,Masucci C,Chiodini P,Baccetti T

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This retrospective study examined the occurrence of congenitally missing permanent teeth and the need for dental treatment in the Regensburg University Medical Centre of Eastern Bavaria. Using a dental administration software tool, a total of 1442 patients who presented for orthodontic treatment between 1994 and 2006 ...

journal_title：European journal of orthodontics

authors： Behr M,Proff P,Leitzmann M,Pretzel M,Handel G,Schmalz G,Driemel O,Reichert TE,Koller M

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated the influence of changing the antero-posterior (AP) and vertical proportions of the lower face on the rankings of facial attractiveness. Four hundred and fifty-four (219 males and 235 females) native Jordanians of various ages and professions rated the attractiveness of a sequence of antero-pos...

journal_title：European journal of orthodontics

authors： Abu Arqoub SH,Al-Khateeb SN

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This clinical study evaluated factors related to root resorption before (T1) and after (T2) orthodontic treatment. Ninety-six subjects between 9 and 34 years (34 males and 62 females) who had been treated using fixed appliances for at least 1 year and who had panoramic radiographs at T1 and T2 were selected. The relat...

journal_title：European journal of orthodontics

authors： Jiang RP,McDonald JP,Fu MK

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mechanical stress induces human periodontal ligament (PDL) cells to express an osteoblastic phenotype in vitro. Core binding factor a1 (CBFA1) is a key regulator of osteoblast differentiation. This study was designed to investigate the role of CBFA1 in alveolar bone remodelling, specifically the expression of CBFA1 me...

journal_title：European journal of orthodontics

authors： Yang Y,Yang Y,Li X,Cui L,Fu M,Rabie AB,Zhang D

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to compare the effects of the Gjessing (PG) retraction spring used with and without the zygoma anchorage system (ZAS) on canine retraction. Thirty patients, with an Angle Class I or Class II malocclusion, whose upper first premolars were scheduled for extraction, were divided into two equal g...

journal_title：European journal of orthodontics

authors： Cetinsahin A,Dinçer M,Arman-Ozçirpici A,Uçkan S

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：SUMMARY:The purpose of this study was to assess the short-term psychosocial impact of dental aesthetic improvement in adult subjects. Sixty-nine adult patients (61 females and 8 males, aged 21-59 years) requesting aesthetic dental improvement were prospectively and randomly recruited for the study in a private orthodon...

journal_title：European journal of orthodontics

authors： Gazit-Rappaport T,Haisraeli-Shalish M,Gazit E

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：SUMMARY:The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of orthodontic treatment on systemic levels of the inflammatory markers, C-reactive protein (CRP), tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), and interleukin-6 (IL-6). The study group comprised 11 girls and 6 boys (mean age 13.1 years) treated with fixed applianc...

journal_title：European journal of orthodontics

authors： MacLaine JK,Rabie AB,Wong R

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：SUMMARY:The aim of this study was to measure lingual volume and to correlate it with and predict it from the area of the radiographic shadow of the tongue as well as with demographic and biometric characteristics. In 70 healthy subjects (35 males and 35 females) aged between 20 and 37 years, tongue volume was determine...

journal_title：European journal of orthodontics

authors： Liégeois F,Albert A,Limme M

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of treatment of mandibular crowding with self-ligating and conventional brackets on dental arch variables. Fifty-six patients were selected from a pool of subjects satisfying the following inclusion criteria: non-extraction treatment in the mandibular or maxillar...

journal_title：European journal of orthodontics

authors： Pandis N,Polychronopoulou A,Makou M,Eliades T

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this in vitro study was to compare the shear bond strength (SBS) and failure modes of a conventional resin-based composite with a recently developed amorphous calcium phosphate (ACP)-containing orthodontic composite system. Forty freshly extracted human maxillary premolar teeth were randomly divided into tw...

journal_title：European journal of orthodontics

authors： Uysal T,Ustdal A,Nur M,Catalbas B

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to assess the influence of two light units, a quartz-tungsten-halogen (QTH) and a light-emitting diode (LED), on the hardness and degree of conversion of an orthodontic composite resin. Sixty specimen disks were prepared from Transbond XT composite resin (3M Unitek) and light cured for 10...

journal_title：European journal of orthodontics

authors： Cerveira GP,Berthold TB,Souto AA,Spohr AM,Marchioro EM

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is well known that mastication has a significant influence on mandibular growth and development, but the mechanism behind this effect has not yet been clarified. Furthermore, no studies have examined the effects of changes in mastication on the three-dimensional (3D) morphometry of the mandible. The aim of the pres...

journal_title：European journal of orthodontics

authors： Enomoto A,Watahiki J,Yamaguchi T,Irie T,Tachikawa T,Maki K

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to propose a growth-based structural superimposition method for assessment of cervical vertebral fusion and evaluate variations and abnormalities of the upper cervical vertebrae. Standardized lateral cephalograms of 156 patients (69 males and 87 females, age range 6-20 years), representin...

journal_title：European journal of orthodontics

authors： Koletsis DD,Halazonetis DJ

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of rapid maxillary expansion (RME) and semi-rapid maxillary expansion (SRME) in the mixed dentition period. The SRME group consisted of 18 patients (11 girls and 7 boys) with a mean age of 8.63 +/- 1.09 years and the RME group 17 patients (11 girls and 6 boys) w...

journal_title：European journal of orthodontics

authors： Ramoglu SI,Sari Z

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mandibular advancement splints (MASs) are used to advance the mandible forward in patients with sleep-disordered breathing. The conventional rigid MAS restricts the movement of the mandible, and this immobility sometimes produces discomfort, including temporomandibular disorders. A simple method for fabricating a mobi...

journal_title：European journal of orthodontics

authors： Tanoue N,Nagano K,Yanamoto S,Mizuno A

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this cross-sectional study was to determine the prevalence of malocclusions, occlusal traits, and their gender distribution in urban Iranian school children. Five hundred and two subjects (253 females and 249 males, aged 11-14 years) were examined. Molar relationship, overjet (OJ), overbite, midline deviati...

journal_title：European journal of orthodontics

authors： Borzabadi-Farahani A,Borzabadi-Farahani A,Eslamipour F

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:P561T heterozygous missense mutation in the growth hormone receptor (GHR) is a candidate genetic polymorphism (single-nucleotide polymorphism) for human mandibular growth. The purpose of this study was to assess whether this mutation affects mandibular growth during early childhood. The difference in mandibular growth...

journal_title：European journal of orthodontics

authors： Sasaki Y,Satoh K,Hayasaki H,Fukumoto S,Fujiwara T,Nonaka K

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of malocclusion and its association with socio-demographic characteristics, caries experience, and level of oral hygiene in 12- to 14-year-old schoolchildren residing in two socio-economically different districts of Tanzania. A total of 1601 children (mean age 13 year...

journal_title：European journal of orthodontics

authors： Mtaya M,Brudvik P,Astrøm AN

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Some Class II malocclusions are due, at least in part, to a retruded lower dental arch relative to the mandibular body. The purpose of this study was to determine if a direct anterior force on the lower incisors could lead to bodily movement of these teeth. Twenty-seven patients (9 males, 18 females; mean age: 9.8 yea...

journal_title：European journal of orthodontics

authors： Strahm C,De Sousa AP,Grobéty D,Mavropoulos A,Kiliaridis S

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-syndromic permanent canine agenesis, or combined with agenesis, or developmental absence of other tooth types, has occasionally been described in the literature, but isolated forms are rarely observed. The purpose of the present retrospective radiographic study was to provide data on the prevalence and distributio...

journal_title：European journal of orthodontics

authors： Rózsa N,Nagy K,Vajó Z,Gábris K,Soós A,Alberth M,Tarján I

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to assess the severity of any underlying malocclusion in subjects presenting for treatment of a palatally impacted canine (PIC) using a modification of the Dental Health Component (DHC) of the Index of Treatment Need (MIOTN), which does not factor in the impacted canine. The pre-treatment stu...

journal_title：European journal of orthodontics

authors： Barlow ST,Moore MB,Sherriff M,Ireland AJ,Sandy JR

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00