Lower intercanine width and gingival margin changes. A retrospective study.

OBJECTIVE: To determine if changes in the lower intercanine widths during orthodontic treatment with fixed appliances result in gingival margin changes around the lower canines and incisors. METHOD: Pre- and post-treatment intra-oral photographs and orthodontic study models of 178 Caucasian adolescents (101 female, 77 male) were used. All subjects were treated with fixed appliances. The subjects had mean ages of 11.41 (SD: 1.83) years and 14.91 (SD: 1.78) years on their initial and final records respectively. The latter were taken 28 days or more after the appliances had been removed. The inclusion criteria were: Angle Class I or Class II malocclusion (with or without transverse and/or vertical discrepancies); nonextraction treatment; less than 4 mm crowding or spacing; fully erupted lower incisors and good periodontal health. The intercanine widths and the positions of the gingival margins relative to the maximum curvatures of the labial surfaces of the lower canines and incisors were measured with digital calipers. RESULTS: A significant association was found between unaltered intercanine widths and coronal migration of the gingival margins (p = 0.045). There were no significant associations between either increased or reduced intercanine widths and changes in the gingival margins. CONCLUSIONS: Following orthodontic treatment coronal migration of the gingival margins around the lower incisors and canines is more likely to be associated with an unaltered intercanine width.

Comparative study of dental arch width in plaster models, photocopies and digitized images

The aim of this study was to comparatively assess dental arch width, in the canine and molar regions, by means of direct measurements from plaster models, photocopies and digitized images of the models. The sample consisted of 130 pairs of plaster models, photocopies and digitized images of the models of white patients (n = 65), both genders, with Class I and Class II Division 1 malocclusions, treated by standard Edgewise mechanics and extraction of the four first premolars. Maxillary and mandibular intercanine and intermolar widths were measured by a calibrated examiner, prior to and after orthodontic treatment, using the three modes of reproduction of the dental arches. Dispersion of the data relative to pre- and posttreatment intra-arch linear measurements (mm) was represented as box plots. The three measuring methods were compared by one-way ANOVA for repeated measurements (α = 0.05). Initial / final mean values varied as follows: 33.94 to 34.29 mm / 34.49 to 34.66 mm (maxillary intercanine width); 26.23 to 26.26 mm / 26.77 to 26.84 mm (mandibular intercanine width); 49.55 to 49.66 mm / 47.28 to 47.45 mm (maxillary intermolar width) and 43.28 to 43.41 mm / 40.29 to 40.46 mm (mandibular intermolar width). There were no statistically significant differences between mean dental arch widths estimated by the three studied methods, prior to and after orthodontic treatment. It may be concluded that photocopies and digitized images of the plaster models provided reliable reproductions of the dental arches for obtaining transversal intra-arch measurements.

Effect of heat treatment on stainless steel orthodontic wires

This study evaluated the effect of heat treatment on CrNi stainless steel orthodontic archwires. Half of forty archwires of each thickness - 0.014 (0.35 mm), 0.016 (0.40 mm), 0.018 (0.45 mm) and 0.020 (0.50 mm) (totalling 160 archwires) - were subjected to heat treatment while the remainder were not. All of the archwires had their individual thickness measured in the anterior and posterior regions using AutoCad 2000 software before and after compressive and tensile strength testing. The data was statistically analysed utilising multivariance ANOVA at a 5% significance level. All archwires without heat treatment that were subjected to tensile strength testing presented with anterior opening, which was more accentuated in the 0.020 archwires. In the posterior region, the opening produced by the tensile force was more accentuated in the archwires without heat treatment. There was greater stability in the thermally treated archwires, especially those subjected to tensile strength testing, which indicates that the heat treatment of orthodontic archwires establishes a favourable and indispensable condition to preserve the intercanine width.

Evaluation of transverse changes in the dental arches according to growth pattern: a longitudinal study

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Associação de fatores relacionados à movimentação ortodôntica e o desenvolvimento de recessões gengivais

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Three-dimensional dental arch changes of patients submitted to orthodontic-surgical treatment for correction of Class II malocclusion

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

Influence of adenotonsillectomy on hard palate dimensions

Objective: To evaluate hard palate width and height in mouth-breathing children pre- and post-adenotonsillectomy. Methods: We evaluated 44 children in the 3-6 year age bracket, using dental study casts in order to determine palatal height, intercanine width, and intermolar width. The children were divided into two groups: nasal breathing (n = 15) and mouth breathing (n = 29). The children in the latter group underwent adenotonsillectomy. The study casts were obtained prior to adenotonsillectomy, designated time point 1(11), at 13 months after adenotonsillectomy (T2), and at 28 months after adenotonsillectomy (13). Similar periods of observation were obtained for nasal breathing children. Results: At T1, there was a significantly lower intercanine width in mouth breathing children; intermolar width and palate height were similar between groups. After surgery, there was a significant increase in all the analyzed parameters in both groups, probably due to facial growth. Instead, the increase in intercanine width was substantially more prominent in mouth breathing children than in nasal breathing children, and the former difference failed in significance after the procedure. Conclusions: There were no significant differences between the nasal-breathing and mouth-breathing children in terms of intermolar width and palatal height prior to or after tonsillectomy. Although intercanine width was initially narrower in the mouth-breathing children, it showed normalization after the surgical procedure. These results confirm that the restoration of nasal breathing is central to proper occlusal development. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.

AVALIAÇÃO POR MEIO DE MODELOS VIRTUAIS TRIDIMENSIONAIS DAS DISTÂNCIAS INTERCANINOS E INTERMOLARES INFERIORES EM TRÊS MOMENTOS

O propósito desse estudo foi de avaliar a estabilidade do tratamento ortodôntico em três momentos distintos, por meio de mensuração das distâncias intercaninos e intermolares inferiores, utilizando, como ferramenta, modelos virtuais tridimensionais. Foram selecionados modelos de gesso da arcada inferior de 19 pacientes em três fases distintas: pré-tratamento (T1), pós-tratamento (T2) e mínimo de 5 anos pós-contenção (T3), totalizando 57 modelos, os quais foram digitalizados por meio do Scanner 3D SCANTEH ST500 (SCAN technology A/S, Dinamarca), para obtenção dos modelos virtuais tridimensionais. Nesses modelos virtuais tridimensionais foram selecionadas e mensuradas as distâncias entre as pontas de cúspide dos caninos, denominada distância intercaninos e pontas de cúspide mesiovestibulares dos primeiros molares, denominada distância intermolares, com o auxílio do programa Rapidform ( Inus Technology Inc,). Para a análise estatística, foi realizada a análise de variância de medidas repetidas, e realizadas comparações múltiplas de Bonferroni ao nível de significância de 5%. As distâncias intercaninos e intermolares, em média, diminuíram entre T1-T2 e continuaram diminuindo entre T2- T3. Após 4 semanas, 20% da amostra foi novamente mensurada para avaliação do erro do método, onde foram encontrados valores médios semelhantes aos encontrados na primeira mensuração. Nesse trabalho, utilizando-se modelos virtuais tridimensionais, nota-se que não há estabilidade durante e após o tratamento ortodôntico, no tocante às distâncias intercaninos e intermolares.

AVALIAÇÃO POR MEIO DE MODELOS VIRTUAIS TRIDIMENSIONAIS DAS DISTÂNCIAS INTERCANINOS E INTERMOLARES INFERIORES EM TRÊS MOMENTOS

O propósito desse estudo foi de avaliar a estabilidade do tratamento ortodôntico em três momentos distintos, por meio de mensuração das distâncias intercaninos e intermolares inferiores, utilizando, como ferramenta, modelos virtuais tridimensionais. Foram selecionados modelos de gesso da arcada inferior de 19 pacientes em três fases distintas: pré-tratamento (T1), pós-tratamento (T2) e mínimo de 5 anos pós-contenção (T3), totalizando 57 modelos, os quais foram digitalizados por meio do Scanner 3D SCANTEH ST500 (SCAN technology A/S, Dinamarca), para obtenção dos modelos virtuais tridimensionais. Nesses modelos virtuais tridimensionais foram selecionadas e mensuradas as distâncias entre as pontas de cúspide dos caninos, denominada distância intercaninos e pontas de cúspide mesiovestibulares dos primeiros molares, denominada distância intermolares, com o auxílio do programa Rapidform ( Inus Technology Inc,). Para a análise estatística, foi realizada a análise de variância de medidas repetidas, e realizadas comparações múltiplas de Bonferroni ao nível de significância de 5%. As distâncias intercaninos e intermolares, em média, diminuíram entre T1-T2 e continuaram diminuindo entre T2- T3. Após 4 semanas, 20% da amostra foi novamente mensurada para avaliação do erro do método, onde foram encontrados valores médios semelhantes aos encontrados na primeira mensuração. Nesse trabalho, utilizando-se modelos virtuais tridimensionais, nota-se que não há estabilidade durante e após o tratamento ortodôntico, no tocante às distâncias intercaninos e intermolares.

AVALIAÇÃO POR MEIO DE MODELOS VIRTUAIS TRIDIMENSIONAIS DAS DISTÂNCIAS INTERCANINOS E INTERMOLARES INFERIORES EM TRÊS MOMENTOS

O propósito desse estudo foi de avaliar a estabilidade do tratamento ortodôntico em três momentos distintos, por meio de mensuração das distâncias intercaninos e intermolares inferiores, utilizando, como ferramenta, modelos virtuais tridimensionais. Foram selecionados modelos de gesso da arcada inferior de 19 pacientes em três fases distintas: pré-tratamento (T1), pós-tratamento (T2) e mínimo de 5 anos pós-contenção (T3), totalizando 57 modelos, os quais foram digitalizados por meio do Scanner 3D SCANTEH ST500 (SCAN technology A/S, Dinamarca), para obtenção dos modelos virtuais tridimensionais. Nesses modelos virtuais tridimensionais foram selecionadas e mensuradas as distâncias entre as pontas de cúspide dos caninos, denominada distância intercaninos e pontas de cúspide mesiovestibulares dos primeiros molares, denominada distância intermolares, com o auxílio do programa Rapidform ( Inus Technology Inc,). Para a análise estatística, foi realizada a análise de variância de medidas repetidas, e realizadas comparações múltiplas de Bonferroni ao nível de significância de 5%. As distâncias intercaninos e intermolares, em média, diminuíram entre T1-T2 e continuaram diminuindo entre T2- T3. Após 4 semanas, 20% da amostra foi novamente mensurada para avaliação do erro do método, onde foram encontrados valores médios semelhantes aos encontrados na primeira mensuração. Nesse trabalho, utilizando-se modelos virtuais tridimensionais, nota-se que não há estabilidade durante e após o tratamento ortodôntico, no tocante às distâncias intercaninos e intermolares.

Nasal width as a guide for the selection of maxillary complete denture anterior teeth in four racial groups

Purpose: Selecting artificial teeth for edentulous patients is difficult when pre-extraction records are not available. Various guidelines have been suggested for determining the width of the maxillary anterior denture teeth. This study was undertaken to evaluate the use of the nasal width as a guide for the selection of proper width maxillary anterior denture teeth in four racial groups of the Brazilian population. Materials and Methods: One hundred and sixty subjects (40 Whites, 40 Mulattos, 40 Blacks, and 40 Asians) were selected. Using a sliding caliper, the nasal width and the intercanine distance were measured. The Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient was used to determine the relationship between the above measurements. A prediction was made of the percentage of subjects of the White, Mulatto, Black, and Asian populations in which the selection error due to the clinical application of the method of the nasal width would be within 0 to 2 mm, within 2 to 4 mm, and greater than 4 mm. Results: The four racial groups showed a weak correlation between the intercanine distance and the nasal width. In 39.7% of the White, 55.7% of the Mulatto, 81.9% of the Black, and 48.2% of the Asian populations, errors greater than 4 mm would be present with the use of the nasal width. Conclusions: The correlation found between the intercanine distance and the nasal width was not high enough to be used as a predictive factor. The relationship between natural tooth width and artificial tooth width as predicted by the nasal width showed that the nasal width method is not accurate for all the studied groups. Copyright © 2006 by The American College of Prosthodontists.

Reproducibility, reliability and validity of measurements obtained from Cecile3 digital models

The aim of this study was to determine the reproducibility, reliability and validity of measurements in digital models compared to plaster models. Fifteen pairs of plaster models were obtained from orthodontic patients with permanent dentition before treatment. These were digitized to be evaluated with the program Cécile3 v2.554.2 beta. Two examiners measured three times the mesiodistal width of all the teeth present, intercanine, interpremolar and intermolar distances, overjet and overbite. The plaster models were measured using a digital vernier. The t-Student test for paired samples and interclass correlation coefficient (ICC) were used for statistical analysis. The ICC of the digital models were 0.84 ± 0.15 (intra-examiner) and 0.80 ± 0.19 (inter-examiner). The average mean difference of the digital models was 0.23 ± 0.14 and 0.24 ± 0.11 for each examiner, respectively. When the two types of measurements were compared, the values obtained from the digital models were lower than those obtained from the plaster models (p < 0.05), although the differences were considered clinically insignificant (differences < 0.1 mm). The Cécile digital models are a clinically acceptable alternative for use in Orthodontics.

Width of exotics from QCD sum rules : Tetraquarks or molecules?

We investigate the widths of the recently observed charmonium like resonances X(3872), Z(4430), and Z(2)(4250) using QCD sum rules. Extending previous analyses regarding these states as diquark-antiquark states or molecules of D mesons, we introduce the Breit-Wigner function in the pole term. We find that introducing the width increases the mass at the small Borel window region. Using the operator-product expansion up to dimension 8, we find that the sum rules based on interpolating current with molecular components give a stable Borel curve from which both the masses and widths of these resonances can be well obtained. Thus the QCD sum rule approach strongly favors the molecular description of these states.

eta ->gamma gamma decay width via the Primakoff cross section

Incoherent eta photoproduction in nuclei is evaluated at forward angles within 4 to 9 GeV using a multiple scattering Monte Carlo cascade calculation with full eta-nucleus final-state interactions. The Primakoff, nuclear coherent and nuclear incoherent components of the cross sections fit remarkably well previous measurements for Be and Cu from Cornell, suggesting a destructive interference between the Coulomb and nuclear coherent amplitudes for Cu. The inelastic background of the data is consistently attributed to the nuclear incoherent part, which is clearly not isotropic as previously considered in Cornell's analysis. The respective Primakoff cross sections from Be and Cu give Gamma(eta ->gamma gamma)=0.476(62) keV, where the quoted error is only statistical. This result is consistent with the Particle Data Group average of 0.510(26) keV and in sharp contrast (similar to 50%) with the value of 0.324(46) keV obtained at Cornell.

New Measurement of the pi(0) Radiative Decay Width

High precision measurements of the differential cross sections for pi(0) photoproduction at forward angles for two nuclei, (12)C and (208)Pb, have been performed for incident photon energies of 4.9-5.5 GeV to extract the pi(0) -> gamma gamma decay width. The experiment was done at Jefferson Lab using the Hall B photon tagger and a high-resolution multichannel calorimeter. The pi(0) -> gamma gamma decay width was extracted by fitting the measured cross sections using recently updated theoretical models for the process. The resulting value for the decay width is Gamma(pi(0) -> gamma gamma) = 7.82 +/- 0.14(stat) +/- 0.17(syst) eV. With the 2.8% total uncertainty, this result is a factor of 2.5 more precise than the current Particle Data Group average of this fundamental quantity, and it is consistent with current theoretical predictions.