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Autores: Flavia Artese,

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Point of equilibrium

Historically, humanity alternates cycles in its relentless search for explanations in the most diverse spheres, such as arts, philosophy or science. This restlessness, which is inherent to our species, seems to be followed by a certain conflict, because of ingrained beliefs or of habits that we...

Autores: Flavia Artese,

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orthodontics highlights

The patient’s collaboration regarding the use of extra- oral appliances is a practically impossible task nowadays. With the advent of absolute anchorage using miniimplants, the anchorage problems were solved, favoring greater predictability for orthodontic treatment. The popularization of...

Autores: Matheus Melo Pithon,

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An interview with Ambrosina Michelotti

Professor Ambrosina Michelotti is one of the most important researchers in the field of Orthodontics, Temporomandibular Disorders and Orofacial Pain. I’m following her publications since I first read the revision article about the role of Orthodontics in Temporomandibular Disorders, published...

Autores: Ana Cláudia De Castro Ferreira Conti, Bruno D’aurea Furquim, Guilherme De Araújo Almeida, Ricardo De Souza Tesch, Daniela Aparecida De Godoi Gonçalves,

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Mandibular anterior crowding: normal or pathological?

The teeth become very close to each other when they are crowded, but their structures remain individualized and, in this situation, the role of the epithelial rests of Malassez is fundamental to release the EGF. The concept of tensegrity is fundamental to understand the responses of tissues...

Autores: Alberto Consolaro, Mauricio De Almeida Cardoso,

messages.RevistaAutores: Dental resorption, Dental crowding, Orthodontic retainer, Non-erupted teeth, Tensegrity, Dental concrescence,

Correlation between craniofacial growth and upper and lower body heights in subjects with Class I occlusion

Objective: To correlate skeletal age, standing height, upper and lower body lengths, and selected craniofacial growth features in a sample of growing individuals, and to model craniofacial growth using multivariate regression. Methods: This was a retrospective cross-sectional study with 447...

Autores: Carlos Flores Mir, Thikriat S. Al Jewair, Charles Brian Preston, Paul Ziarnowski,

messages.RevistaAutores: Craniofacial growth, Mandible, Skeletal maturity, Height,

Impact of malocclusion on the quality of life of children aged 8 to 10 years

Objective: The aim of the present cross-sectional study was to assess the impact of malocclusion on the quality of life of children aged 8 to 10 years attending public elementary schools in Belo Horizonte, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Methods: The Brazilian version of the Child Perceptions...

Autores: Sônia Rodrigues Dutra, Henrique Pretti, Cristiane Baccin Bendo, Milene Torres Martins, Miriam Pimenta Vale,

messages.RevistaAutores: Malocclusion, Quality of life, Mixed dentition,

Additional intraoral radiographs may change the judgment regarding the final position of orthodontic mini-implants

Objective: This study aimed to assess if additional vertical bitewing (VBW) and/or occlusal (OC) radiographs may change initial judgment based only on periapical radiograph (PAR) about the final position of orthodontic mini-implants (OMI). Methods: Subjective and objective analyses were...

Autores: Marina K. Oba, Guido A. Marañón Vásquez, Fábio L. Romano, Christiano Oliveira Santos,

messages.RevistaAutores: Dental radiography, Bone screws, Bitewing radiography,

Perception of facial profile attractiveness of a brown subject displaying different degrees of lip projection or retrusion, in the city of Salvador/Bahia

Introduction: The attractiveness and facial aesthetics are commonly defined by the media in modern society and the number of patients seeking for changes in the facial appearance is progressively increasing. Augmented face convexity is believed to be non aesthetic and among the treatments...

Autores: Matheus Melo Pithon, André Wilson Machado, Emanuel Braga, Elizabete Nobre Carneiro,

messages.RevistaAutores: face, Orthodontics, Profile, Protrusion, Skin color,

Evaluation of the prototype of a new bracket-positioning gauge

Objective: The purposes of this study were to present a prototype of a bracket-positioning gauge, which makes vertical inclination of the instrument difficult, allowing a reduction of vertical bracket positioning error, and to test its accuracy in bracket positioning by groups of individuals...

Autores: Robert Willer Farinazzo Vitral, Marcio José Da Silva Campos, Marcelo Reis Fraga, Sergio Luiz Mota Júnior, Carina Abrantes Schmitberger, Juliana De Andrade Vitral,

messages.RevistaAutores: Orthodontic brackets, Orthodontics, Orthodontics, corrective, Patents,

Virtual orthodontic setup in orthodontic camouflage planning for skeletal Class III malocclusion

The purpose of this paper was to emphasize the importance of the orthodontic setup in treatment planning for skeletal Class III malocclusion correction in an adult patient with moderate lower anterior crowding and anterior crossbite associated with two supernumerary lower incisors.

Autores: Felipe Augusto Menezes Barreto, João Roberto Resende Da Costa Santos,

messages.RevistaAutores: Tooth extraction, Crossbite, Incisor, Orthodontics, corrective, Tooth, supernumerary,

Twenty-year clinical experience with fixed functional appliances

Introduction: Considering the large number of fixed functional appliances, choosing the best device for your patient is not an easy task. Objective: To describe the development of fixed functional appliances as well as our 20-year experience working with them. Methods: Fixed functional...

Autores: Alexandre Moro, Gisele Maria Correr, Lucia H. S. Cevidanes, Suellen W. Borges, Paula Porto Spada, Nathaly D. Morais, Cauby M. Chaves Jr.,

messages.RevistaAutores: Class II malocclusion, Fixed functional appliance, Orthodontics,