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Histology of connective tissue graft. A case report.

BACKGROUND: Few investigations can be found in the literature on the histological nature of the attachment of connective tissue grafts to root surfaces previously exposed by recession. METHODS: In this case report, a 24-year-old patient was treated with a connective tissue graft combined with a partial-thickness coronally positioned flap for root coverage of Class I Miller recessions at the maxillary right and left canines and first premolars. The treated sites exhibited 83% and 100% root coverage on the right and left sides, respectively. Twelve months later, the case required extraction of all 4 first premolars for orthodontic reasons. Two conservative block sections including the maxillary first premolars with the buccal soft tissues were obtained and processed histologically in a bucco-palatal plane. RESULTS: Histological analysis showed that healing occurred via a long junctional epithelium throughout the major portion of the previous recession site. Only minimal signs of new cementum-like tissue formation could be seen in the apical portion of the recession area coronal to the base of the instrumented root surface. No root resorption or ankylosis could be detected in any of the serial sections. CONCLUSIONS: The findings of this case report outline the possible variations in the histological outcome of connective tissue grafts. These variations can be attributed to differences in size and shape of the recession defects and flap positioning at the end of surgery.

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Management of lower incisor crowding in the early mixed dentition.

This paper describes normal and problem development in lower incisor positioning and offers options for management of crowded cases. The following guidelines were recommended, (1) lower incisor crowding of 2 mm or less and with an intercanine width greater than 28mm will usually resolve spontaneously, (2) lower incisor crowding of 3-4 mm is best managed by discing of the primary dentition, (3) crowding assessment of 5-9 mm requires extraction of primary teeth with probable placement of a supportive lingual arch and, (4) crowding greater than 10 mm requires fixed appliance therapy and careful orthodontic management with attention to the severity of the malocclusion.

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Uprighting impacted second molars with segmented springs.

Severe impaction of lower second molars often leads to their extraction to avoid potential damage to the first molar root. We present a case in which we used the clinical application of simple biomechanical principles to allow us to upright bilaterally impacted lower second molars into the desired location in a fairly short time.

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On the management of extraction sites.

Extraction sites may be needed to achieve specific orthodontic goals of positioning the dentition within the craniofacial complex. The fundamental reality that determines the final position of the dentition, however, is the control exercised by the clinician in closure of the extraction sites. A specific treatment objective may require the posterior teeth to remain in a constant position anteroposteriorly as well as vertically, while the anterior teeth occupy the entire extraction site. Another treatment objective may require the reverse, or any number of purposeful alternatives of extraction site closure. An appliance system developed over time, which provides this control, is described. The system takes advantage of aspects of continuous arch therapy that provides constant, positive orientation of the anterior and posterior groups of teeth to each other in three-dimensional space across an extraction site, combined with aspects of the segmented arch technique that permit definable and predictable force systems to be applied to these teeth. Consequently, the clinician has the ability to forecast treatment outcomes with confidence.

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Unexpected temporomandibular joint findings during fixed appliance therapy.

Six hundred consecutively debonded patients were retrospectively examined for the development of any temporomandibular joint signs or symptoms that developed during orthopedic/orthodontic treatment. Sixteen (2.6%) patients were found to have developed unexpected temporomandibular joint findings during treatment. Considering such a small sample, no conclusive results could be found, but several tendencies seemed to be apparent. Those types of patients who seemed to be most predisposed to developing temporomandibular joint problems included female Class II patients with excessive overjet and overbite and moderate to severe crowding of the lower arch. Ninety-three percent of the patients experienced posterior net condylar change in spite of using several different treatment mechanics. The types of treatments used included FJO appliances, headgear, Class II and Class III elastics, no elastics of any kind, extraction and nonextraction. This small study seems to suggest that temporomandibular joint signs and symptoms are changing, inconsistent, and ephemeral in many orthodontic patients regardless of the treatment mechanics.

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Guidance of eruption for general practitioners.

The principle of early treatment through well-planned extraction of primary teeth followed by removal of permanent teeth has stood the test of time. The objective of this article is to develop some simple guidelines for general dental practitioners to perform 'guidance of eruption' in malocclusion with severe crowding.

Cephalometry↗

The effectiveness of Class II, division 1 treatment.

The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate the effectiveness of orthodontic treatment in terms of two outcome variables, namely, the percentage change in a valid and reliable occlusal index, the Peer Assessment Rating (PAR) score, and the duration of treatment. Data were collected from the records of 250 patients with Class II, Division 1 malocclusions who were treated in the Orthodontic Department of the University of Pittsburgh between 1977 and 1989. The relationships between the outcome and the treatment variables were analyzed with multiple regression techniques. Those variables significantly associated with the duration of treatment (p < 0.01) were (1) the pretreatment PAR score, (2) the number of treatment stages, (3) the percentage of appointments attended, (4) the number of appliance repairs, and (5) whether the patient was treated with or without extractions. The only variable that influenced the percentage change in PAR was the pretreatment PAR score (p < 0.01).

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Orthodontic management of root-filled teeth.

Orthodontists are often concerned about the prognosis of root-filled teeth, particularly when extractions are required for orthodontic treatment. This review provides guidance on assessing the quality of root fillings, as well as the factors which affect the prognosis of root-filled teeth. The implications of previous traumatic injuries and the likelihood of root resorption during orthodontic tooth movement are discussed.

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Reasons for tooth extractions in dental practices in Ontario, Canada according to tooth type.

In a study of tooth extractions in general dental practices in Ontario, Canada, 165 dental practitioners provided information on 6134 patients attending during a reference week. Of these, 11.6 per cent of patients had one or more permanent teeth extracted. Periodontal disease was given as the reason for 35.9 per cent of these extractions and caries for 28.9 per cent. Analysis by tooth type showed that third molars were the most common tooth type extracted. However, there were differences in the types of teeth extracted by age. Posterior teeth were most frequently lost by the younger age groups and anterior teeth by older subjects. There were also differences in the reasons for the loss of different tooth types. A comparison of these results with those of a similar study in Scotland suggests that age and tooth type does not account for the excess of extractions due to periodontal disease in this Canadian population. Differences in practice patterns and attitudes towards the retention of teeth may be contributing factors.

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Johnston analysis evaluation of Class II correction in patients belonging to Petrovic growth categories 3 and 5.

Petrovic and Lavergne have proposed a classification of facial growth, consisting of 6 growth categories, according to which patients belonging to growth category 5 at the beginning are supposed to have greater mandibular growth during treatment than patients belonging to growth category 3. We tested this hypothesis with 2 groups of Class II patients: 25 from growth category 3 and 25 from category 5. Both groups consisted of males and females and had starting ages that ranged from 10 to 15 years. Treatment was carried out with a nonangulated edgewise appliance in conjunction with the extraction of four first premolars. The Johnston "Pitchfork" analysis was used to assess treatment changes. It showed that the molar correction was almost identical in amount in growth categories 3 and 5. Its source, however, was not. Differential jaw growth (ABCH) accounted for 75% of molar correction in category 3, but 107. 5% in category 5. On average, there was 1.9 mm of extra mandibular advancement relative to cranial base in category 5 as compared with that of category 3. Mandibular advancement was the most important single factor for the molar and overjet corrections in both groups. Treatment success, evaluated according to Lavergne's treatment objectives, showed that edgewise extraction therapy with headgear is more suitable to patients in category 3 than to the ones in category 5. Further research should explore the treatment methods and goals appropriate to these two growth categories.

Adolescent↗

Case report BC: extraction decisions based on treatment responses.

We have all been into treatment and lost sight of the "plan" we were so familiar with at the treatment planning stage. Eighteen to 21 months into treatment, we are faced with extraction decisions or surgical planning that should have been addressed at 9 or 12 months. This case report illustrates a treatment plan with several variables that were dependent upon treatment responses. It also illustrates planning a gingival graft to increase the crown length of a first premolar after the canine was substituted as the lateral incisor.

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Second molar extractions: a review.

In this exhaustive review, a number of parameters related to maxillary and mandibular second molar extractions are discussed. The parameters reviewed include the timing of extractions and the effect of extractions on third molar eruption, posterior interdigitation, and incisor imbrication. The advantages and limitations of this procedure are outlined. The available information strongly suggests that the extraction of second molars relieves crowding in the posterior part of the arch, causes faster eruption of third molars, and diminishes the number of unerupted and/or impacted third molars. Consideration of the decrease in the number of impacted third molars after second molar extraction should be balanced with the fact that the extracted teeth are usually sound and are unimpacted. In addition, the third molars that do erupt frequently are poorly angulated and/or in poor contact with the first molars. This will necessitate an additional "late" period of fixed-appliance therapy to bring these teeth into good occlusion.

Adolescent↗

[Orthodontic treatment results with dental arch anomalies in children and adolescents with and without removal of the teeth].

Patients were aged 6 to 15 years. The first group (197 patients) was treated without teeth extraction, 2nd group had teeth extracted. The treatment of dentition anomalies was effective both in decidual and permanent occlusion. The duration of treatment, number of visits per one definitive course were virtually equal in both groups. The authors believe teeth extraction expedient only in grade II constriction of dental arches, grade I to II construction of apical basis and medial teeth shift with space unavailable for restricted teeth at least for 1/2 crown width, and in absolute or relative macrodontia.

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Prevalence of third molar impaction in orthodontic patients treated nonextraction and with extraction of 4 premolars.

The purposes of this study were to confirm that premolar extraction treatment is associated with mesial movement of the molars concomitant with an increase in the eruption space for the third molars and to test the hypothesis that such treatment reduces the frequency of third molar impaction. Lateral cephalograms, panoramic or periapical radiographs, and study models made before (T1) and after (T2) treatment and a minimum of 10 years postretention (T3) of 157 patients were selected from the postretention sample at the Department of Orthodontics of the University of Washington, Seattle. Treatment for 105 patients included the extraction of 4 premolars; the other 53 were treated nonextraction. These patients represented all the extraction and nonextraction patients in the sample who had at least 1 third molar at T1 or T2 and who showed evidence of full eruption or closure of the root apex at T2 or T3. Student t tests showed higher scores for third molar impaction (P <.01), less mesial movement of the molars from T1 to T2 (P <.01), and smaller retromolar space at T2 (P <.001) in both arches of the nonex patients than in the ex patients. Similarly, molar movement was more mesial from T1 to T2 in the maxilla (P <.01) and in the mandible (P <.05), and the retromolar space was larger in both arches (P <.001) of the patients with eruption than in those with impaction of the third molars. Our results suggest that premolar extraction therapy reduces the frequency of third molar impaction because of increased eruption space concomitant with mesial movement of the molars during space closure.

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Case report SB: long-term follow-up on Class II treatment with first molar extractions.

Widespread acceptance of water fluoridation has greatly reduced the need for molar extractions. When treating Class II malocclusions that require the removal of teeth in the maxillary arch only, consideration should be given to the first molars as well as the more commonly extracted first premolars. This report describes such a case. The patient's active treatment ended in 1979, shortly before he left for college. After one retention visit, he was not seen again until he turned up in the early 1990s' literally on our doorstep, to practice general dentistry across the hall!

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Effects of extraction and nonextraction treatment on class I and class II subjects.

This study aims to examine the profile as well as the dentoalveolar and skeletal effects of extraction or nonextraction treatment in a wide range of patients including Class I and Class II, division 1 cases. Results achieved with extraction and nonextraction modalities have also been compared. The study was performed on pretreatment and posttreatment lateral cephalograms of 87 orthodontic patients. There were no significant differences between the pretreatment values of extraction and nonextraction Class I groups, whereas SN-GoGn (degrees), maxillary incisor to A-Po (degrees), mandibular incisor to A-Po (mm), Co-Gn (mm), overjet (mm), and overbite (mm) measurements of extraction Class II group were significantly higher before the treatment. After treatment, these differences were eliminated in the Class II group; however, incisors were significantly protruded in both nonextraction groups. No other differences in profile or lip position were found between the extraction and nonextraction groups. The results of this study indicate that in successfully treated cases, whether by extraction or nonextraction, the same soft and hard tissue profile posttreatment end points were reached except for the incisor positioning, which is rather easier to anticipate than profile and soft tissue changes. The simple statement that extraction means a more retrusive or dished-in profile seems to be unacceptable. It seems that a more thorough assessment and investigation including pretreatment extent of crowding and factors related to anchorage, soft tissue thickness, and strain should be carried out.

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Influence of facial growth pattern on outcome of extraction therapy.

The present clinical-radiological study analyzes orthodontic casts and lateral cephalometric X-rays (at start and finish of orthodontic treatment) of 56 extraction cases, most of them adolescent patients who had 4 teeth extracted. The test group was classified into 3 morphological categories according to growth patterns. For comparison purposes, cephalometric findings of morphologically matching non-extraction groups as well as corresponding data from the literature were used. There was no deepening of overbite in any of the extraction cases in the different test groups. However, an average bite opening of 1.2 mm was found in patients with a neutral or horizontal growth pattern. Irrespective of the growth pattern, a significant increase in anterior and posterior facial height as well as a mean reduction of the ANB angle between 0.9 degrees and 1.3 degrees was found in the different extraction groups. These results matched those of the corresponding nonextraction control groups. At the end of treatment, the longitudinal axis of the upper incisors appeared too steep (retruded). Overall, the individual growth pattern was found to be of very little relevance to treatment results, provided a well considered treatment plan had been drawn up.

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The influence of extraction and nonextraction orthodontic treatment on brachyfacial and dolichofacial growth patterns.

The effects of extraction and nonextraction orthodontic treatment mechanics on patients with dolichofacial and brachyfacial growth patterns between one and two standard deviations were studied. Groups underwent treatment of either nonextraction or extraction of four premolars with the appropriate mechanics for the facial type. Changes in the facial axis and correlation between maxillary molar movement and facial axis change were measured. A positive correlation was found between the amount of anteroposterior movement of the upper molar and change in the facial axis in brachyfacial and dolichofacial patients undergoing nonextraction treatment. A weak correlation was found in the extraction treatment groups. No statistically significant difference was found in the facial axis change among any of the groups studied, regardless of facial type or plan of treatment. There were indications of a more severe opening of the facial axis (Ba-Na plane to constructed gnathion) with greater degrees of maxillary molar distal movement in both facial patterns studied.

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