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This paper describes the orthodontic treatment of 2 cases that were presented by the winner of the William Houston Medal of the MOrth of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh at the June 2003 diet of the examination. The cases were also successful presented for the British Orthodontic Society MOrth Cases Prize 2003.
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Malocclusion, Angle Class II/therapy , Patient Care Planning , Activator Appliances , Adolescent , Awards and Prizes , Cephalometry , Child , Extraoral Traction Appliances , Humans , Male , Orthodontics , Palatal Expansion Technique/instrumentation , Retrognathia/therapy , Tooth Movement Techniques/instrumentation , Tooth Movement Techniques/methods , Treatment OutcomeABSTRACT
The aim of this paper is to familiarize the readers with some of the clinical considerations necessary to ensure successful use of mid-palatal implants. Both surgical and technical aspects will be discussed along with a description of impression techniques used.
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Dental Implants , Orthodontic Appliance Design , Orthodontic Appliances , Palate/surgery , Adolescent , Adult , Cephalometry , Child , Dental Impression Technique , Female , Humans , Male , Orthodontic Brackets , Orthodontic Wires , Osseointegration , Palate/diagnostic imaging , Radiography , StentsABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES: To compare (i) the in vivo release of fluoride from fluoridated elastomers to the in vitro release, and (ii) the residual fluoride content of the elastomers after 1 week in the mouth with and without fluoride toothpaste and mouthrinse. DESIGN: A prospective, longitudinal, cross-over study. SUBJECTS AND METHOD: Six subjects were recruited by poster to take part in the study. Each subject had one premolar in each quadrant to which a bracket could be fixed and exemplary oral hygiene. Elastomers were then placed on these brackets. INTERVENTION: The study was divided into two parts: (i) subjects used oral hygiene products with fluoride and (ii) oral hygiene products with fluoride were excluded. Both groups of elastomers were left in the mouth for 1 week. After collection the elastomers were stored in distilled water. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The amount of residual fluoride in the ligatures after they have been placed in the mouth for 1 week was compared with the cumulative fluoride release in vitro over 1 week and 6 months. RESULTS: Only 13 per cent of the total amount of fluoride in fluoridated elastomers was released during the first week in vitro, compared with 90 per cent in vivo. There was a significantly greater amount (P = 0.001) of residual fluoride when the elastomers were in the mouth for 1 week in the presence of fluoride toothpaste and mouthrinse, than when fluoride supplements were excluded. CONCLUSIONS: (1) Higher levels of fluoride are lost from the fluoride elastomers in vivo than in vitro during the first week. (2) A significantly greater amount of residual fluoride was released from the elastomers placed in the mouth when fluoride toothpaste and mouthrinse were used.
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Cariostatic Agents/administration & dosage , Elastomers/chemistry , Fluorides/administration & dosage , Orthodontic Brackets , Cross-Over Studies , Female , Humans , Male , Prospective StudiesABSTRACT
Body piercing seems to be increasing in popularity, with more patients attending for their routine check-up having had a tongue or lip stud placed. Many complications have been documented, some of them, particularly involving tongue piercing, can be life threatening. There appears to be fewer problems associated with lip piercing; however this case study illustrates the damage that a lip stud can cause to previously healthy gingival tissue.
