CALZOLARI , Chiara

Introduction: Class II growing patients can be successfully treated with the Herbst appliance, nevertheless this therapy generally produces side effects, such as upper incisors retroclination and lower incisors proclination, which eventually could reduce mandibular forward advancement. Treatment objectives: The purpose of this article is to...

The aim of this study was to analyze the psychological aspects of patients during their orthodontic treatment, evaluating their expectations during treatment comparing Greek patients to Italian patients.

BACKGROUND: Class II is one of the most common malocclusions. The prevailing aspect in Class II patients is a mandibular deficiency. Various removable and fixed functional therapies are used in order to enhance the mandibular growth or position. The aim of this prospectively controlled study was to evaluate long-term dentoskeletal changes...

Introduction: The aim of this randomized clinical trial was to compare torque recordings at insertion time and 1 week post-placement between immediately loaded orthodontic miniscrews and an unloaded control group. Trial design: This RCT was designed as parallel with an allocation ratio of 1:1. Methods: Eligibility criteria to enroll patients...

The use of elastics to close a diastema or correct tooth malpositions can create unintended consequences if not properly controlled. The American Association of Orthodontists recently issued a consumer alert, warning of "a substantial risk for irreparable damage" from a new trend called "do-it-yourself" orthodontics, consisting of patients...