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Interdisciplinary care provides a comprehensive method for the management of impacted teeth. Careful planning is necessary to achieve the desired treatment goals. This article highlights the importance of diagnosis as well as adequate treatment planning for the eruption of impacted teeth and the management of missing molars to achieve a balanced occlusion in circumstances when an ideal occlusion cannot be achieved. Here, we have presented a case report of an impacted maxillary canine with lost molars of a 15-year-old female patient.
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Meditation is a practice of concentration and relaxation. In philosophical terms, it is a process of gaining self-consciousness. Although there is diversity in meditation (Mindfulness, compassion, transcendental, and focused attention meditation), interventions show that meditation practices improve prefrontal cortex (PFC) functions like cognition, self-awareness, attention, and memory and reduce psychological symptoms. These results are thought to be due to meditation increasing functional connections of different brain regions. We reviewed to show the functional connectivity of the prefrontal cortex in various meditation practices. We were viewed various neuroimaging interventions of functional connectivity associated with the prefrontal cortex and different brain areas during meditation techniques on healthy meditators compared with non-meditators. fMRI findings show that meditation practices are associated with increased neural function and processing, default mode network, gray matter volume, and functional coupling in the brain area related to different parts of PFC. PFC's functional connectivity is associated with increased attention, working memory, cognitive control, executive control, emotion regulation, counteracting adverse effects, self-perception, and self-compassion. Furthermore, PFC's functional connectivity decreases anxiety, depression, perceived stress, negative emotion, and hyperarousal symptoms. In this review, we outlined the published effect of meditation on the function and structure of the different parts of the prefrontal cortex. We suggest a positive theoretical correlation between meditation and the functional connectivity of the prefrontal cortex. Altered prefrontal connectivity is seen in some neurological and psychosocial disorders. Therefore meditation can also play an influential role in treating these disorders.
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Post orthodontic treatment, retention is one of the most important step for prevention of relapse. Over the years many direct and indirect techniques for placing a bonded lingual retainer have been practiced clinically. Present clinical practice demands a much convenient and effortless technique for bonding a lingual retainer. This article describes a simplified technique of bonding a lingual retainer.
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Dental Bonding/methods , Orthodontic Retainers , Acid Etching, Dental/methods , Dental Alloys/chemistry , Humans , Orthodontic Wires , Resin Cements/chemistry , Stainless Steel/chemistry , WaxesABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: The study was undertaken to evaluate and compare the stability and surrounding soft tissue reaction of the Drill and Drill-free miniscrews when used as anchorage unit for en-masse retraction of maxillary anteriors. METHODS: 20 patients were selected. Of the total 20 Drill and drill free screws, halfscrews were placed on the right side and half on the left side of maxilla and clinical evaluation for mobility and any surrounding soft tissue inflammation was done. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: There were no statistically significant differences with respect to Stability/Failure and soft tissue reaction for Drill and Drill-free screws when used as anchorage units.
