Este estudo avaliou o posicionamento de caninos superiores permanentes em relação à largura do arco dentário superior e ao espaço na região anterior em pacientes na fase da dentadura mista. Foram analisados radiografias panorâmicas e modelos de estudo pré-tratamento de pacientes sem caninos deslocados (n = 68; 34 do gênero masculino; 34 do gênero feminino). A amostra foi dividida em idade e gênero. A largura do arco dentário e o espaço na região anterior entre os incisivos permanentes foram medidos. A posição e a inclinação do canino na radiografia panorâmica foram avaliadas em relação à linha mediana. Os resultados deste estudo mostram que não houve diferenças no posicionamento dos caninos permanentes em relação às variáveis analisadas. A média da angulação do canino superior em relação à linha mediana foi 6,2o e 10o para o gênero feminino e 9,2o e 11o para o masculino, respectivamente para o lado direito e esquerdo. / This study investigated the correlation between maxillary dental arch width, anterior space and the position of canines in patients during the mixed-dentition stage. Pretreatment Panoramic radiographs and dental casts were evaluated of randomly selected patients in the mixed dentition without maxillary canines displaced (n = 68; male, 34; female, 34). This sample was matched according to sex and age. Arch widths between the maxillary canines deciduous and anterior space between permanent incisors were measured and recorded. The position and inclination of canine on panoramic radiography was investigated. The results of this study showed that there are similarities in the position of the permanent canines in all cases and in both gender. The average of the canine\'s angulation to the mid-sagital plane was 6,2o and 10o for female and 9,2o and 11o for male, respectively to the right and left side.

INTRODUCTION: Utilization of rapid maxillary expansion (RME) is common for the correction of sagittal discrepancies in orthodontic treatment. RME appliances will transmit a compressive force to the periodontal support structures. This resultant force can lead to resorption of the dento-alveolar structures leading to unwanted dental movements. The purpose of this retrospective study was to compare changes from a periodontal and root resorption perspective by means of computer tomography with tooth-borne and bonded expanders. METHODS: The sample comprised of cone beam computed tomography and spiral CT images of 41 subjects, 12 to 17 years old, with unilateral or bilateral posterior crossbites. 20 subjects treated previously with a bonded expander and 21 with a banded expander. Pre and post-treatment images were digitized and landmarks were identified to measure buccal and lingual cortex thickness, alveolar height, root length and angulation by means of a computerized method. RESULTS: RME with banded and bonded expanders have similar effects from periodontal and root resorption perspectives. Changes include increasing thickness of lingual alveolar bone 0.2 to 0.7 mm, decreases in buccal bone width 0.1 to 0.5 mm; and decreases in alveolar height 0.1 to 0.9 mm and root length 0.3 to 1.0mm of each support teeth. CONCLUSIONS: RME with banded and bonded expanders exhibited similar changes post-expansion and these variables should not play a role in selection of the type of device.

Orientador: Idelmo Rangel Garcia Júnior / Banca: Francisley Ávila Souza / Banca: André Luís Da Silva Fabris / Resumo: A proposta deste estudo foi avaliar o processo de regeneração óssea com o uso do biomaterial Biogran®, um vidro bioativo, como uma opção de substituto ósseo para técnicas de enxerto em levantamento do assoalho do seio maxilar através de análises histológica e histomorfométrica. Para tal, 24 coelhos da raça Nova Zelândia foram submetidos ao procedimento de levantamento do seio maxilar bilateralmente, sendo divididos em dois grupos: grupo coágulo implante (GCI), no qual foi realizado o levantamento do seio maxilar, seguindo implante imediato, sem enxerto; e o grupo biovidro implante (GBI), no qual foi realizado o levantamento do seio maxilar, preenchimento com Biogran® e instalação de implante imediata. Os animais foram submetidos à eutanásia aos 7, 15 e 40 dias. A análise histológica mostrou no grupo GCI uma formação de tecido ósseo gradual, sendo maior aos 40 dias, com característica lamelar. Porém, não apresentava diferença estatística entre os períodos de 15 e 40 dias de eutanásia (p=0,210). O grupo GBI revelou uma formação de tecido ósseo mais tardia, com maior quantidade aos 40 dias, com reabsorção lenta e progressiva dos grânulos do biomaterial e sinais indicativos de atividade osteoblástica. Este grupo mostrou diferença estatística entre os períodos de 7 e 15 dias quando comparados aos 40 dias (p<0,05). Na análise intergrupos, não houve diferença estatisticamente significante aos 7 e aos 40 dias, mas sim, aos 15 dias. Dessa forma, pode-se concluir que o Biogran® é um bi... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the bone regeneration process with the use of the Biogran® biomaterial, a bioactive glass, as a bone substitute option for grafting techniques in the maxillary sinus floor through histological and histomorphometric analysis. To that end, 24 New Zealand rabbits underwent a bilateral maxillary sinus removal procedure, and were divided into two groups: an implant clot group (ICG), in which the maxillary sinus was removed, followed by immediate implantation without graft ; and the implant bioglass group (GBI), in which the maxillary sinus was removed, filled with Biogran® and implanted in the immediate implant. The animals were submitted to euthanasia at 7, 15 and 40 days. The histological analysis showed a formation of gradual bone tissue in the GCI group, being larger at 40 days, with a lamellar characteristic. However, there was no statistical difference between the periods of 15 and 40 days of euthanasia (p = 0.210). The GBI group revealed a later bone formation with a greater amount at 40 days, with slow and progressive resorption of the biomaterial granules and signs indicative of osteoblastic activity. This group showed statistical difference between the periods of 7 and 15 days when compared to the 40 days (p <0.05). In the intergroup analysis, there was no statistically significant difference at 7 and 40 days, but at 15 days. Thus, it can be concluded that Biogran® is a biomaterial with osteoconductive properties, of slow resorpt... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Mestre

Dental caries and periodontal disease are the major causes for tooth loss. While dental caries commonly involve the posterior teeth in both jaws, the teeth most commonly lost due to periodontal problems are the first and second molars in the maxilla. As a consequence, the upper posterior jaw is frequently edentulous. Implant therapy today is a predictable treatment modality for prosthetic reconstruction of edentulous patient. Insufficient amounts of bone, due to atrophy following loss of teeth or due to the presence of the maxillary sinus, can make it impossible to insert implants in the posterior maxilla. During the 1970s and 1980s, Tatum, Boyne and James and Wood and Moore first described maxillary sinus floor augmentation whereby, after the creation of a lateral access point, autologous bone grafts are inserted to increase crestal bone height and to create the necessary conditions for the insertion of implants. This surgical procedure requires a two-stage approach and a double surgical site: first, bone is harvested from a donor site and transplanted to the recipient site; then, after a proper healing period of between 4 to 6 months, the implants are inserted. This kind of bone reconstruction, even if well documented, has its limitations, not least in the creation of two different surgical sites and the consequent increased risk of morbidity. In 2004, Lundgren et al. described a new, simplified technique for the elevation of the sinus floor. The authors showed that by lifting the sinus membrane an empty space was created in which blood clot formations resulted in the establishment of new bone. The implants were placed simultaneously to function as “tent poles”, thus maintaining the sinus membrane in a raised position during the subsequent healing period. An essential prerequisite of this technique is to obtain optimal primary implant stability from the residual bone in the sinus floor. An extremely resorbed maxillary sinus floor, with, for example, less than 2-3 mm of poor quality residual bone, could impair implant insertion. The aims of the present research project were (i) to evaluate the donor site morbidity and the acceptance level of patients when a bone graft is harvested from the anterior iliac crest, (ii) to evaluate implant stability, new bone formation inside the maxillary sinus and marginal bone resorption around the implants in long term follow up when maxillary sinus floor augmentation is performed through sinus membrane elevation and without the addition of any grafting material, (iii) to investigate new bone formation inside the maxillary sinus, in experimental design, using a resorbable space-maker device in order to maintain elevation of the sinus membrane where there is too little bone to insert implants with good primary stability. In Paper I, 70 consecutively treated patients were retrospectively evaluated in terms of postoperative donor site morbidity and donor site complications. With regard to donor site morbidity, 74% of patients were free of pain within 3 weeks, whereas 26% had a prolonged period of pain lasting from a few weeks to several months. For 11% of patients there was still some pain or discomfort 2 years after the grafting surgery. Nevertheless, patients acceptance was high and treatment significantly improved oral function, facial appearance, and recreation/social activities and resulted in an overall improvement in the quality of life of formerly edentulous patients. In Paper I and III, some differently shaped space-making devices were tested on primates (tufted capuchin - Cebus apella) in two experimental models aimed at evaluating whether a two-stage procedure for sinus floor augmentation could benefit from the use of a space-making device to increase the bone volume and enable later implant installation with good primary stability, without the use of any grafting material. An histological examination of the specimens showed that it is possible to obtain bone formation in contact with both the Schneiderian membrane and the device. In most cases the device was displaced. The process of bone formation indicated that this technique is potentially useful for two-stage sinus floor augmentation. The lack of device stability within the sinus requires further improvement in space-makers if predictable bone augmentation is to be achieved. In Paper IV, a total of 84 patients were subjected to 96 membrane elevation procedures and the simultaneous placement of 239 implants. Changes of intra-sinus and marginal bone height in relation to the implants were measured in intraoral radiographs carried out during insertion after 6 months of healing, after 6 months of loading and then annually. Computerised tomography was performed pre-surgically and 6 months post-surgically. Resonance frequency analysis measurements were performed at the time of implant placement, at abutment connection and after 6 months of loading. The implant follow-up period ranged from a minimum of one to a maximum of 6 years after implant loading. All implants were stable after 6 months of healing. A total of three implants were lost during the follow-up period giving a survival rate of 98.7%. Radiography demonstrated an average of 5.3 ± 2.1 mm of intra-sinus new bone formation after 6 months of healing. RFA measurements showed adequate primary stability (implant stability quotient 67.4 ± 6.1) and small changes over time. In conclusion, harvesting bone from the iliac crest could result in temporary donor site morbidity, but in 11% of patients pain or discomfort was still present up to 2 years after surgery. However, patient satisfaction was good despite this slow or incomplete recovery, as showed by the quality of life questionnaire. Maxillary sinus membrane elevation without the use of bone grafts or bone substitutes results in predictable bone formation both in animal design, where the sinus membrane is supported by a resorbable device, and in clinical conditions, where the membrane is kept in the upper position by dental implants. This new bone formation is accompanied by a high implant survival rate of 98.7% over a follow-up period of up to 6 years. Intra-sinus bone formation remained stable in the long-term follow-up. It is suggested that the secluded compartment allowed bone formation in accordance with the principle of guided tissue regeneration. This technique reduces the risks of morbidity related to bone graft harvesting and eliminates the costs of grafting materials.

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The wide variation in infant maxillary morphology and cleft size of children with unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP) and isolated cleft palate (CP) raise concerns about their possible influences on treatment outcome. The studies in this thesis aimed to investigate the relation between cleft size in infancy and crossbite at 5 years of age (Paper I); the impact of primary surgery on cleft size and maxillary arch dimensions from infancy to 5 years of age (Paper II); associations between cleft size, maxillary arch dimensions and facial growth in both UCLP and CP children (Paper III); and, to evaluate the relation between infant cleft size and nasal airway size and function in adults treated for UCLP (Paper IV). In homogenously treated groups of children with UCLP and CP, dental casts were used to measure cleft size and maxillary arch dimensions from infancy up to 5 years of age, and for crossbite recording at 5 years. Serial lateral cephalometric radiographs taken between 5 and 19 years of age in the same groups were used to study facial growth. Nasal airway size and function were evaluated by acoustic rhinometry, rhinomanometry, peak nasal inspiratory flow and odour test in a group of adults treated for UCLP. The main findings were: crossbite was a frequent malocclusion at 5 years of age in children with UCLP and large cleft widths at the level of the cuspid points in infancy were associated with less anterior and posterior crossbite in this group (Paper I). Cleft widths decreased after lip closure and/or soft palate closure in both UCLP and CP children. Initially, UCLP children had wider maxillary arch dimensions, but after hard palate closure, the transverse growth was reduced, and at 5 years, they had smaller maxillary arch widths than CP children had (Paper II). Maxillary arch depths and cleft widths in infancy were correlated with maxillary protrusion and sagittal jaw relationships in both UCLP and CP children (Paper III), but cleft width in infancy was not correlated with nasal airway size and function in adults treated for UCLP (Paper IV).

Diss. (sammanfattning) Uppsala : Univ., 2001. / Härtill 5 uppsatser.

Thesis (M.S.)--West Virginia University, 2005 / Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains vii, 57 p. Vita. Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 46-52).

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alberta, 2009. / A thesis submitted to the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Medical Sciences - Orthodontics. Title from pdf file main screen (viewed on August 16, 2009). Includes bibliographical references.

Orientador: Frederico Canato Martinho / Banca: Márcia Carneiro Valera Garakis / Banca: Cláudio Antonio Talge Carvalho / Banca: Luiz Alexandre Thomaz / Banca: Maria Rachel Figueiredo Penalva Monteiro / Resumo: O conhecimento da posição topográfica dos ápices dentários em relação às corticais ósseas externas e estruturas anatômicas é de importância para a endodontia, sobretudo quando da instituição de técnicas com sobreinstrumentação. A tomografia computadorizada de feixe cônico (TCFC) permite uma análise tridimensional da localização do ápice radicular, estimando os riscos em relação a essas estruturas. Os objetivos desta pesquisa foram: a) aferir a medida linear entre os ápices radiculares de dentes posteriores e canino superiores e o seio maxilar e entre os ápices de dentes posteriores inferiores e o canal mandibular, relacionando os achados com gênero e idade; b) comparar as medições realizadas em tomografias entre ápices e estruturas anatômicas, com as realizadas em radiografias panorâmicas; c) verificar a proximidade dos ápices radiculares dos dentes superiores com a respectiva cortical óssea externa adjacente e dos ápices radiculares dos dentes inferiores com as corticais ósseas externas vestibular e lingual; d) verificar a ocorrência de fenestrações apicais, em todos os grupos dentais e e) classificar riscos de sobreinstrumentação baseando-se nas medidas lineares entre ápices radiculares e estruturas anatômicas/ corticais ósseas externas. Foram selecionados 800 TCFCs e 200 radiografias panorâmicas obtidas de pacientes com indicações diversas. Na TCFC, foram encontradas médias entre os ápices radiculares e o seio maxilar, variando de 0,37mm até 6,22mm, e na mandíbula, entre o... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: It is important to know the topographic position of dental root apices in relation to external cortical bones and adjacent anatomical structures for endodontics, mainly regarding the use of over-instrumentation techniques. Cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) allows for analysis of the root apex position and estimation of the risks in relation to these structures. The objectives of this study were: a) to assess the linear measurement between root apices of posterior teeth and upper canine and maxillary sinus as well as between apices of lower posterior teeth and mandibular canal according to gender and age; b) to compare tomographic measurements of apices and anatomical structures to those from panoramic radiographs; c) to verify the proximities of the root apices of upper teeth to corresponding adjacent cortical bones and of lower teeth to buccal and lingual cortical bones; d) to verify the occurrence of apical fenestrations in all dental groups; and e) to assess the risks of overinstrumentation based on linear measurements between root apices and anatomical structures/external cortical bones. A total of 800 tomographs and 200 panoramic radiographs were selected. CBCT images showed mean distances between root apices and maxillary sinus ranging from 0.37mm to 6.22mm and between root apices and mental foramen ranging from 2.81mm to 4.92mm. By comparing the tomographs to panoramic radiographs, over-estimation and sub-estimation were found in the maxillary and mandibular measurements, respectively (P < 0.01). The distances between each root apex and corresponding cortical bone were ranked according to distance, with the majority of the apices located less than 1 mm from the cortical bone in the maxilla and greater than 3mm in the mandible. Higher rates of fenestrations were found in the maxilla, whereas lingual bone plate was more affected in the mandible. ...(Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Doutor