Archive for 'Growth and Development'

Treatment Effects in an Anterior Open Bite Class II Malocclusion with Two Different Functional Appliances

Treatment Effects in an Anterior Open Bite Class II Malocclusion with Two Different Functional Appliances

January 2012

Malocclusions characterized by anterior open bite are often difficult to treat successfully. Anterior open bite is a malocclusion characterized by a deviation in the vertical relationship between the maxillary and mandibular dental arches, with absence of contact between the incisal edges of the maxillary and mandibular teeth in the vertical plane. The severity varies, from an almost edge-to-edge relationship to a severe handicapping open bite

Morphological study of temporomandibular joint in orthodontically treated patients by using pre-treatment and post treatment orthopantomographs

Morphological study of temporomandibular joint in orthodontically treated patients by using pre-treatment and post treatment orthopantomographs

December 2011

The comparison of the condylar morphology was done in individuals before and after orthodontic treatment and the relationship between the orthodontic treatment and temporomandibular joint dysfunction (TMD) was assessed. There was no statistical association in the morphology of condylar among the groups. It was concluded that orthodontic treatment does not cause TMD.

Management of a Growing Skeletal Class II Patient– A Case Report

Management of a Growing Skeletal Class II Patient– A Case Report

June 2011

Sagittal and transverse discrepancies often coexist in skeletal Class II malocclusions. Orthopedic growth modification can work well in such cases, provided that the remaining pubertal growth is adequate and that the clinician can time treatment to coincide with the peak growth period.

A Simplified Edgewise Technique Used for Interceptive Orthodontics

A Simplified Edgewise Technique Used for Interceptive Orthodontics

May 2011

The primary objective of managing orthodontic problems in the mixed dentition stage is to intercept or correct malocclusions that would otherwise be maintained or become progressively more complex in the permanent dentition or result in skeletal anomalies.

Transmigration of mandibular canines- 2 case reports and review of literature.

Transmigration of mandibular canines- 2 case reports and review of literature.

March 2011

An unerupted tooth sometimes migrates to a location a little distance away from the site in which it developed, but it usually remains within the same side of the arch. The mandibular permanent canine is the only tooth in the dental arch reported to migrate across the midline. Javid found one such case in 1000 students. In doing so, the tooth usually travels along the labial side of the incisor roots and migrates as far as the roots of the first molar on the opposite side.

Early Treatment of Class III Malocclusion

Early Treatment of Class III Malocclusion

January 2011

The developing skeletal Class III malocclusion is one of the most challenging problems confronting the practicing orthodontists. True Class III malocclusion is rare as compare to Class II & Class I and may develop in children as a result of inherent growth abnormality. Treatment should be carried out as early as possible with the aim to prevent it from becoming severe.

Expired Primary Teeth are a Warning Sign of Impaction; A Case Report

Expired Primary Teeth are a Warning Sign of Impaction; A Case Report

October 2010

Variation in the time of shedding of deciduous teeth and emergence of their permanent successors is common, but significant deviation from the established norms is an alert for a potential impaction.

An Excerpt from Dr. Raphael L. Greenfield’s new Textbook; “98.5% Nonextraction Treatment using Coordinated Arch Development.”

An Excerpt from Dr. Raphael L. Greenfield’s new Textbook; “98.5% Nonextraction Treatment using Coordinated Arch Development.”

August 2010

For more than a century, the controversy of treating tooth size/arch length discrepancies, with or without extraction of permanent teeth, has been at the forefront of diagnosis and treatment planning. Hunter’s proposal 200 years ago to extract maxillary first bicuspids to reduce maxillary procumbencies, led to capricious extraction of teeth to resolve crowding and procumbencies for the next one hundred years.

Novel Applications for Stem Cells From Human Exfoliated Deciduous Teeth – Paving the Way For Further Solutions

August 2010

Stem cells can be recovered from developing wisdom teeth, permanent teeth, primary teeth, mesiodens, supernumerary teeth. Individuals have different opportunities at different stages of their life to bank these valuable cells. It is best to recover stem cells when a child is young and healthy and the cells are strong and proliferative.. The authors discuss the present scenario as well as the technical details of tooth banking and its applications.