13 articles in this issue
Pratichi Tripathi, Chandni Proothi, Vathsala Patil, R. Vineetha
Pablo Betancourt, Miguel Viñas
Graziano Montaruli, Michele Tepedino, Maciej Iancu Potrubacz, Letizia Perillo, Claudio Chimenti, Domenico Ciavarella
Objective: The aim of the present study was to evaluate if maxillary protraction with facemask increases the risk of maxillary canine impaction. Materials and method: The records of 76 skeletal Class III subjects with a cervical vertebral maturation stage... see more
Francisca Verdugo-Paiva, Catalina Würth, Sebastián Godoy, Pilar Santelices
Objectives: We aimed to determine the prevalence of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) in children and adolescents from four districts of Santiago, Chile by using a six-question subscale from the Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders (SRBD) scale, which measures r... see more
Evelin Bachmeier, María Marcela López, Jorge Alberto Linares, Mabel Noemí Brunotto, Marcelo Adrián Mazzeo
Objective: Chemotherapy treatment against cancer produce systemic toxicities, among which are those related to important structures of the stomatognathic system and its functional activity. 5 Fluorouracil (5-FU) and cyclophosphamide (Cf) are drugs widely ... see more
Diana Barbosa-Liz, Óscar Zapata-Noreña, Álvaro Carvajal-Flórez, Iván López-Castro
Objective: To describe and compare the occlusal characteristics, and to determine their relationship with the sociodemographic characteristics in subjects who began treatment in the Postgraduate Program in Orthodontics at the University of Antioquia (Mede... see more
Enrique Rotemberg, Inés Salveraglio, Sylvia Piovesán, María Almaráz, Beatriz Ferreira, Karinna Smaisik, María Mazzuco
Objective: to determine the oral health status perception of adolescents and young adults in drug dependence treatment. Material and Method: a qualitative research model was proposed. The theoretical sample by saturation consisted of adolescent population... see more
Prajna Nayak, Sushma Nayak, Vikneshan M, Shashidhar Acharya, Deepicca Sathiyabalan
While there is an ever increasing use of smartphones in recent times, cellular phone based mobile applications (apps) are hardly used by the public to improve oral health. Hence, this cross-sectional study was conducted to evaluate the features of the cur... see more
José Barrera, Karla Ocampo, Abigail Figueroa, Alberto Salgado
A group of 210 patients with total maxillary and mandibular prostheses were examined to identify the main pathological alterations suffered by edentulous patients. The observed results determined that the average age at which the largest edentulous popula... see more
Roxana Contreras, Maria Eugenia Guerrero, José Carlos Rosas
The hybrid prosthesis is a very predictable treatment option that allows patients to recover their oral functionality. It is a good alternative to conventional treatments and overdentures. The present report describes controlled an 80 year old female pati... see more
Heber Arbildo-Vega, Marialejandra Sime, Edward Infantes, Fredy Cruzado, Tania Castillo
Background: Dental extraction is a routine task performed by dental surgeons. This procedure may sometimes cause associated postoperative complications such as: edema, pain, trismus and alveolar osteitis (AO). Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of chlorh... see more
Naira Figueiredo Deana, Nilton Alves, Paulo Sandoval
To assess the effectiveness of photobiomodulation therapy (PBMT) in accelerating orthodontic tooth movement (OTM). Material and Methods: A systematic review was carried out in MEDLINE, Cochrane Library, EMBASE and LILACS of articles in English, Portuguese... see more
Carolina Garcés, Francesca Burattini, Valeria Flores
To evaluate methodologically (PRISMA) and report (AMSTAR-2) quality of systematic reviews regarding platelet rich plasma (PRP) as a method of tissue regeneration in dental procedures. Material and Methods: A search of systematic reviews (SR) of PRP was pe... see more