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AUTHOR
Shabnam Ajami
Dentoskeletal effects of class II malocclusion treatment with the modified Twin Block appliance
Background The purpose of this study was to prospectively assess the dentoskeletal effect of a modified Twin Block appliance for treatment of class II malocclusions. Material and Methods Lateral cephalograms of 25 Class II malocclusion patients were compared to evaluate skeletal, dentoalveolar and soft tissue changes pre- and post-treatment with a modified Twin Block appliance. A total of 33 angular and linear variables were used for analysis. The differences were calculated at the start and end of treatment. The paired T test was performed to compare the cephalometric measurements before and after treatment. Results Compared the pre- and post- treatment measurements, there was a significan…
Impact of different rectangular wires on torsional expression of different sizes of buccal tube.
Background Torsions in rectangular wires are the essential part of corrections in the finishing stage of treatment. Moreover the greatest amounts of torques are applied in the molar areas. a clinically effective moment is between 5 and 20 Nmm. In this study we have decided to evaluate the impact of different tube sizes and different dimensions of wires with different modulus of elasticities on the amount torsional bond strength of molar tubes. Material and Methods 60 human impacted molar teeth were collected. A buccal tube was bonded on the buccal surface of all the samples by using light cured adhesive resin. After that, the teeth were mounted in a hard acrylic block. According to the size…