Journal 2016 v21n3 - DentalGO
Volume 24 • Número 05 • 2025

Journal 2016 v21n3

Journal 2016 v21n3

Artigos nesta edição

Original Article

The Brazilian orthodontic storm

It is not new that Brazilian Orthodontics is praised overseas due to excellent clinical results presented by Brazilian speakers worldwide. What once were intermittent waves breaking in solitude, are now waves that break elsewhere: from P...
Original Article

orthodontics highlights

AUTOCLAVE AND GLUTARALDEHYDE: EFFECTIVE METHODS IN DECONTAMINATION OF ORTHODONTIC WIRE MARKERS Despite the advances in Orthodontics regarding orthodontic brackets, wire bends are essential to obtain an excellent occlusion. When bending w...
Original Article

Gingival recession: its causes and types, and the importance of orthodontic treatment

Gingival recession has direct causes and predisposing factors. Orthodontic treatment is able to prevent recession and even contribute to its treatment, with or without periodontal approach, depending on the type and severity of gingival tis...
Gingival recession Orthodontic movement Gingival retraction
Original Article

An interview with Roberto Lima Filho

When I was invited to coordinate Roberto Lima’s interview, I felt extremely honored. What can I say about Roberto? A man with an impressive curriculum and who has done so much for Orthodontics in Brazil as well as in the United States of...
Original Article

Association between oronasopharyngeal abnormalities and malocclusion in Northeastern Brazilian preschoolers

Objective: Evidence is contradictory regarding the association between oronasopharyngeal abnormalities and malocclusion. The aim of the present study was to assess the association between oronasopharyngeal abnormalities and malocclusion (an...
Malocclusion Epidemiology Primary teeth Preschool child
Original Article

Superelasticity and force plateau of nickel-titanium springs: an in vitro study

Objective: This paper analyzed whether nickel-titanium closed coil springs (NTCCS) have a different superelastic (SE) behavior according to activation and whether their force plateau corresponds to that informed by the manufacturer. Meth...
niti Superelasticity Force plateau
Original Article

Efficiency of two protocols for maxillary molar intrusion with mini-implants

Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the efficiency of two protocols for maxillary molar intrusion with two or three mini-implants. Methods: Twenty five maxillary first molars extruded for loss of their antagonists in adult su...
Corrective Orthodontics Bone screws Tooth intrusion
Original Article

Validity of the Psychosocial Impact of Dental Aesthetics Questionnaire for use on Brazilian adolescents

Introduction: The Psychosocial Impact of Dental Aesthetics Questionnaire (PIDAQ) is a multi-item psychometric instrument used to assess patients’ perspective of the impact specifically related to Orthodontics. The cross-culturally adap...
Malocclusion dental aesthetics Quality of life Dentistry Validation study
Original Article

Cephalometric evaluation of the effects of the Twin Block appliance in subjects with Class II, Division 1 malocclusion amongst different cervical vertebral maturation stages

Objectives: To evaluate the cephalometric changes in skeletal, dentoalveolar and soft tissue variables induced by Clark’s Twin Block (CTB) in Class II, Division 1 malocclusion patients and to compare these changes in different cervical...
Twin Block Cervical vertebral maturation Class II, Division 1 malocclusion
Original Article

Class II malocclusion with accentuated occlusal plane inclination corrected with miniplate: a case report

Introduction: A canted occlusal plane presents an unesthetic element of the smile. The correction of this asymmetry has been typically considered difficult by orthodontists, as it requires complex mechanics and may sometimes even require...
Orthodontic appliance design Orthodontic Anchorage Procedures Angle Class II malocclusion
Original Article

Improving gingival smile by means of guided bone regeneration principles

Objective: This study evaluated the effectiveness of guided bone regeneration (GBR) carried out with xenogenic bone substitute (Bio-OssTM) and collagen resorbable membrane (Bio-GideTM) to improve gingival smile (GS) in patients with exce...
Dental Esthetics Maxillofacial development Bone regeneration