Objectives: To assess the content of YouTube videos on the management of orthodontic emergencies during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Materials And Methods: YouTube was systematically searched using the keywords "orthodontic emergency," "orthodontic homecare," "braces emergency," and "braces homecare." The first 100 videos for each keyword were assessed.
J Pharm Bioallied Sci
July 2024
Background: Dental implant surfaces play a crucial role in determining the success of osseointegration and long-term stability. Understanding the cellular response to various implant surfaces is essential for optimizing implant design and clinical outcomes.
Materials And Methods: In this study, we investigated the cellular response to different dental implant surfaces.
Medicina (Kaunas)
December 2023
: Evaluation of the levels of cytokine and bone metabolic biomarkers (BMBs) in patients receiving fixed orthodontic therapy (FOT) and Invisalign. : Sixty participants were enrolled after meeting the predefined inclusion criteria. Patients then underwent either FOT or Invisalign by allocating them randomly to each group (n = 30).
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November 2023
: To investigate the antiplaque properties of two plant-based mouthwashes, (MC) and (OS), and their effect on TNF-α, IL-α, IL-β, IL-2, and IL-6 in gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) of patients undergoing fixed orthodontic treatment. : Seventy-five individuals were recruited according to defined inclusion and exclusion criteria. This study was structured into two distinct phases.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMalocclusion is a dental condition that can affect both children's and adolescents' oral-health-related quality of life (OHRQoL), and the seriousness of the condition is indicated by the patient's requirement for orthodontic therapy. The patient or his or her caretaker may personally report the necessity for orthodontic therapy, or the doctor or orthodontist may quantify it objectively. However, discrepancies in the requirement for either objective orthodontic therapy or subjective orthodontic therapy have been noted.
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