Anterior open-bite (AOB) is considered to be a challenging malocclusion to treat. The aim of this review was to assess the scientific literature and compile the current state of the evidence for stability of surgical and nonsurgical therapies for AOB malocclusion. Medline, Embase and the Cochrane Library were searched for studies in humans where the [read the full story…]
The Clark Twin Block (CTB) is a functional orthodontic appliance. Functional appliances contribute to the correction of Class II malocclusions in growing patients through a combination of dentoalveolar and skeletal effects. The aim of this study was to investigate whether the addition of a maxillary labial bow has any effect on the inclination of the [read the full story…]
Rapid maxillary expansion (RME) is an orthopaedic procedure that has been used in orthodontics to open the midpalatal suture in order to provide a correct and stable maxillary width. The aim of the review was to evaluate the effects of RME on the nasal airways. The Ovid, Scirus, Scopus, Virtual Health Library, and Cochrane Library [read the full story…]
Long term studies have shown that relapse occurs in around 70% of orthodontic treatment. However it is difficult to predict either those cases that will relapse or the degree to which it will occur. The aim of the this study was to compare the effectiveness of vacuum-formed and Hawley retainers in maintaining arch width as [read the full story…]
The prevalence of palatally displaced permanent canine teeth varies between 0.8 and 5.2 % . The aim of this trial was to test the effectiveness of cervical pull headgear and rapid maxillary expansion and cervical pull headgear on the eruption of palatally displaced canines. They randomized 64 patients with to one of three groups: cervical [read the full story…]
This systematic review was first published in 2009. The American Dental Association Center for Evidence-based Dentistry has now published a critical summary of the review. They identified some issues with the clarity of the inclusion and exclusion criteria and the thoroughness of the search strategy, and the reporting quality. However there was consistency among the [read the full story…]
Permanent canine usually erupt around 10.5 years in girls and 11.5 in boys. Between 1-3% do not erupt normally the majority (85%) are displaced palatally. They can lead to unwanted movement of neighbouring teeth, dental crowding, root resorption of the ectopic tooth, as well as the neighbouring teeth, cyst formation, infection, referred pain and combinations [read the full story…]
This aim of this review was to identify if patients individuals born with non-syndromic oral clefts had a higher frequency of dental anomalies. Searches were conducted in Medline, BIREME, OVID all EBM Reviews, and the Cochrane Library. Papers reporting observational controlled studies of non-syndromic forms of oral clefts matched for dental anomalies in primary and/or [read the full story…]
The aim of this review was assess the effectiveness of functional appliances on mandibular growth in the short term. Functional appliances consist of a range of removable and fixed devices that are designed to alter the position of the mandible, both sagittally and vertically, with the aim of inducing supplementary lengthening of the mandible by [read the full story…]
This clinical trial was one of the two included in the recently published Cochrane Review and has itself just been published. It was a multi-centred trial that took place at One District General Hospital Orthodontic Department and two Specialist Orthodontic Practices. Orthodontic patients aged between 10 and 18 years old, were randomly allocated to either receive [read the full story…]
