[Telethermography in diagnosis of craniomandibular dysfunction]. / La teletermografia nella diagnostica delle disfunzioni cranio-mandibolari.

The Authors have valued by means of the teletermography, the possibility of evaluating skull jaw disorders. The results obtained show how the teletermography is a valid means of screening and diagnosis. Moreover it is a very useful method for the valuation of the follow-up of the treatment.

[Comparison of telethermography and electromyography in instrumental symptomologic evaluation of the anterior temporalis and the masseter]. / Comparazione tra teletermografia ed elettromiografia nella valutazione semeiologica strumentale del temporale anteriore e del massetere.

In 10 young subjects without pain or tenderness over the masseter and anterior temporal muscles left and right, skin surface temperature was measured over the area of these muscles, these subjects then underwent to an electromyographic examination for masseters and temporals. The findings obtained by these two different diagnostic tools were compared. From these comparison it comes out that in a large percentage of our sample they showed the same diagnostic result.

[Some histological preparation methods of dental significance]. / Considerazioni su alcune metodiche di allestimento di preparati istologici di interesse odontostomatologico.

The authors inspect some of the most usual methods used in the preparation of histological sections of odontological interest. Then they describe a recent method of preparation of histological sections invented by the Prof. K. Donath. It makes use of modern instruments and allows the preservation, in the specimen, of tissues of different nature and consistence, and of eventual materials of restoration and of implant, present in the teeth or in the bone.

[Adaptation level to social rules as a predictive index for degree of cooperation in orthodontic treatment of adolescent and preadolescent patients]. / Livello di adattamento alle regole sociali come indice predittivo del grado di cooperazione al trattamento ortognatodontico in soggetti preadolescenti e adolescenti.

Aim of this work was to study psychological aspects of orthodontic patients cooperation. The Authors used "lie-scale" of Busnelli, Dall'Aglio and Faina's questionnaire that measures social desirability. In fact more social desirability results in "cooperative" than in "no cooperative" patients.

[Prevalence of dental caries in a Catania school group]. / Ricerche sulla prevalenza della carie dentale in un campione della popolazione scolastica di Catania.

In order to evaluate the importance of information on dental caries prevention and to study variations of dental caries incidence in the years we have studied a children populations studying in some Catania's schools. It was made a screening test on 528 children between from 10 to 14 years old 62.14% of the group.

[Evaluation of cervical vertebrae for determination of skeletal age]. / Valutazione delle vertebre cervicali per la determinazione dell'età scheletrica.

The relationship among cervical vertebral maturation and skeletal, dental and chronological ages were assessed by the Authors in lateral cephalometric, hand and orthopantomographic x-rays on 72 italian young subjects from 10 to 15 years of age. Statistically significant correlations were found between cervical vertebral maturation and skeletal age both in males and females, while vertebrae age was correlated with dental and chronological ages only in the females.

[Correlation between chronological age and dental age in orthognathodontic patients]. / Correlazione tra età cronologica ed età dentale in un campione di pazienti ortognatodontici.

The authors found in their sample a very good conformity between chronological age and dental age.

[The evolution of cervical traction]. / Evoluzione della trazione cervicale.

The authors in this note passed in review the literature data concerning cervical traction emphasizing its increasing importance since Cellier and Fox (1802) in our time.