Journal 2020 v25n4 - DentalGO
Volume 24 • Número 05 • 2025

Journal 2020 v25n4

Journal 2020 v25n4

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Original Article

Why is clinical decision making not always efficient?

Herbert Simon, an American social scientist, described, in 1947, in his book ‘Administrative Behavior’, the theory of decision-making. The main purpose of his work was to understand the cognitive and behavioral mechanisms that human...
Original Article

orthodontics highlights

The year 2020 will be marked in History by the coronavirus pandemic, which completely changed the lives of everyone on Earth. As we all know, the disease is highly contagious, transmitted by asymptomatic carriers via aerosol and droplets. T...
Original Article

Negligible tooth resorptions after anterior open bite treatment using skeletal anchorage with miniplates

Introduction: When miniplates are used as anchoring for orthodontic mechanics for anterior open bite correction by retraction of anterior teeth and posterior teeth intrusion and retraction, orthodontically induced inflammatory external apic...
Tooth resorption Anterior open bite Intrusion
Original Article

Incisor root length in individuals with and without anterior open bite: a comparative CBCT study

Objective: This study aimed to compare the root length of maxillary and mandibular incisors between individuals with open bite versus matched individuals with adequate overbite. Methods: This comparative, matched and retrospective study...
Open bite cone-beam computed tomography Root length Incisor
Original Article

Cephalometric and occlusal changes of Class III malocclusion treated with or without extractions

Objective: The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate the cephalometric and occlusal changes of orthodontically treated Class III malocclusion patients. Methods: The experimental groups comprised 37 Class III patients treated: G...
Orthodontic treatment. Class III malocclusion Occlusal changes Cephalometric changes
Original Article

Indication of clear aligners in the early treatment of anterior crossbite: a case series

Introduction: Anterior crossbite (AC) is defined as a reverse sagittal relationship between maxillary and mandibular incisors. According to an evidence-based orthodontic triage, the treatment need of AC is indicated if any occlusal inter...
Orthodontic appliances Interceptive Malocclusion Orthodontics removable
Original Article

Von Mises stresses on Mushroom-loop archwires for incisor retraction: a numerical study

Objective: To perform a numerical simulation using FEM to study the von Mises stresses on Mushroom archwires. Methods: Mushroom archwires made of titanium-molybdenum alloy with 0.017 x 0.025-in cross-section were used in this study. A YS...
Finite element method Mushroom archwires Titanium-molybdenum alloys
Original Article

Evaluation of zinc-oxide nanocoating on the characteristics and antibacterial behavior of nickel-titanium alloy

Objective: To investigate the effect of ZnO nanocoating on mechanical properties of NiTi orthodontic wires and antibacterial activity. Methods: 0.016 x 0.022-in NiTi orthodontic wires were coated with ZnO nanoparticles using an electroch...
Friction resistance Antibacterial agents NiTi orthodontic wires ZnO nanoparticles
Original Article

Effect of surface treatments on the adhesive properties of metallic brackets on fluorotic enamel

Objective: To compare the effectiveness of the pretreatment with sandblasting and deproteinization with NaOCl on bond strength (SBS), in situ conversion degree (CD) of brackets in fluorotic enamel, and enamel etching pattern. Methods: A...
Orthodontics Sodium Hypochlorite Dental fluorosis Conversion degree
Original Article

The ability of orthodontists and maxillofacial surgeons in predicting spontaneous eruption of mandibular third molar using panoramic serial radiographs

Objective: To evaluate the skill of orthodontists and oral/maxillofacial surgeons (OMFS) in providing a prognosis of mandibular third molars spontaneously erupted, through follow-up panoramic analysis. Methods: 22 orthodontic patients tr...
Tooth extraction Oral and maxillofacial surgeon Orthodontist Third molar
Original Article

Treatment of adult patient with hyperdivergent retrognathic phenotype and anterior open bite: report of a case with non-surgical orthodontic approach

Adult patients with anterior open bite and hyperdivergent retrognathic phenotype demand complex treatments, as premolar extractions, molar intrusion or orthognathic surgery. In the present clinical case, a young adult patient without sig...
Anterior open bite Hyperdivergent retrognathic phenotype Premolar extractions Non-surgical orthodontic therapy
Original Article

Space closure using aligners

Introduction: Due to the search for more aesthetic and comfortable alternatives to perform orthodontic treatments and to the great technological development, orthodontic aligners have assumed great importance. More and more complex treatmen...
invisalign Removable orthodontic appliances Aesthetic aligners Clear dental appliances