ABSTRACT
El objetivo de esta investigación es identificar la relación entre la asimetría facial y la pérdida de contacto en línea mediana entre dientes maxilares y mandibulares. Se realizó un estudio descriptivo en 18 sujetos portadores de asimetría facial que consultaron en la División de Cirugía Oral y Maxilofacial de la Universidad de La Frontera por tratamiento quirúrgico de la asimetría. En todos ellos se evaluó la presencia y grado de la asimetría facial y la presencia y desvío desde la línea mediana facial del punto mediano mandibular y maxilar mediante la prueba estadística t de student considerando un valor de p <0,05; todas las evaluaciones fueron realizadas mediante fotografías 2D de rostro y dientes obtenidas en condiciones estandarizadas. Se identificó que todos los sujetos portadores de asimetría facial presentaron asimetría dentaria; los desvíos dentarios fueron de casi 7 mm y existió relación estadísticamente significativa entre desvío facial y desvío dentario. Se concluye que los sujetos con asimetría dentaria pueden presentar asimetría facial de forma que la evaluación esqueletal del rostro es necesaria para realizar un diagnóstico correcto.
The aim of this research was to find the relation between facial asymmetry and loss of continuity in median line of maxillary and mandibular teeth. A descriptive study was carried out in 18 subjects with facial asymmetry with surgical indication and observed at the Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery of the Universidad de La Frontera. In all of them the grade of facial asymmetry and the relation in median line of the maxillary and mandibular teeth was evaluated using the t student test considering p value < 0.05; all the evaluations were executed using 2D photography of the face and tooth obtained with standardized conditions. In all the subjects we observed dental asymmetry with almost 7 mm from the median line; statistical relations between dental asymmetry and facial asymmetry. It is concluded that in subjects asking for dental asymmetry treatment a facial evaluation is necessary in view of the relation with skeletal facial deformity.
Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Female , Adolescent , Young Adult , Facial Asymmetry/diagnosis , Facial Asymmetry/pathology , Photography/methods , Cross-Sectional Studies , Malocclusion/diagnosis , Malocclusion/pathologyABSTRACT
Posterior crossbite might cause serious long-term functional problems if not early treated. Nevertheless, in older patients, treatment might include palatal expansion in order to correct such malocclusion. In view of the above, this article aims at reporting late correction of bilateral posterior crossbite associated with Angle Class III malocclusion, right subdivision, with consequent midline shift (good skeletal pattern). The case was presented to the Brazilian Board of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics (BBO), with DI equal to or greater than 10, as a requirement for the title of certified by the BBO.
A mordida cruzada posterior pode causar sérios problemas funcionais em longo prazo, se não tratada precocemente. Porém, em alguns pacientes com idade mais avançada, ainda é possível realizar a disjunção palatina para corrigir essa condição. Assim sendo, o objetivo do presente caso é relatar a correção tardia de uma mordida cruzada posterior bilateral, associada a uma má oclusão de Classe III de Angle, subdivisão direita, com consequente desvios de linhas médias dentárias (bom padrão esquelético). Esse caso foi apresentado à Diretoria do Board Brasileiro de Ortodontia e Ortopedia Facial (BBO), se enquadrando na categoria IGC igual ou superior a 10, como requisito para revalidação do título de Diplomado.
Subject(s)
Child , Child, Preschool , Female , Humans , Male , Cognition , Educational Status , Liver Transplantation/adverse effects , Liver Transplantation/psychology , Cohort Studies , Cognition Disorders/etiology , Executive Function , Intelligence Tests , Longitudinal Studies , Learning Disabilities/etiology , Psychometrics , Registries , United StatesABSTRACT
This study was designed to examine the dental asymmetry in person with facial asymmetry and to examine the relationship between the degree of mandibular deviation and asymmetry of maxillary dental arch. The samples were divided to asymmetry group and normal group. The asymmetry group consisted of 21 subjects(6 males and 15 females) and their mean age was 23.5 years. The normal group consisted of 20 subjects(10 males and 10 females) and their mean age was 18.6 Years. Anteroposterior, transverse position of all maxillary teeth except 3rd molars, vertical position of maxillary Ist molars, and angulation of central incisors were measured. The anterivposterior and transverse positions of teeth were measured on the maxillary dental casts, the vertical position of maxillary 1st molars and angulation of maxillary incisors were measured on posteroanterior cephalometiic radiographs. The data were analyzed to examine whether significant asymmetries existed in each of the asymmetry and normal groups. The results of this study were as follows : 1. In the asymmetry group, the correlation between the degree of mandibular deviation and that of 3-dimensional dental asymmetry was not so high. 2. In the asymmetry group, the teeth in deviated side were more laterally positioned than that of undeviated side. There were differences in the anteroposterior position of maxillary 1st and 2nd molars and the angulation of maxillary central incisors. 3. In the asymmetry group, the transverse asymmetry was larger in the posterior teeth rather than in the anterior teeth and larger than the anteroposterior asymmetry.