T Uysal

..The aim of this study was to test the null hypothesis that increased irregularity of the mandibular incisors is associated with a reduction in the alveolar support on cone-beam computed tomographic sections...

..It is appropriate to consider these differences during routine diagnosis and treatment planning of a Turkish patient or an American patient of European ancestry...

..Within the limits of this in vivo study, the present RFA findings suggest that LPT might have a favourable effect on healing and attachment of titanium orthodontic miniscrews...

..05) muscle at swallowing during observation period. Present findings indicated that treatment with POT appliance showed a positive influence on the masticatory and perioral musculature...

..Our objective was to determine the effects of intracoronal bleaching on the shear bond strength and failure side location of metallic brackets at 2 times (bleaching immediately before bonding and 30 days before bonding)...

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..To determine and compare the microleakage of a conventional acid-etched, light-cured lingual retainer adhesive system with a recently developed antibacterial monomer-containing adhesive with and without etching...

..The ACP-containing composite is recommended for use in clinical orthodontic practice in order to achieve lower decalcification scores under ceramic orthodontic brackets...

..The hypothesis is rejected. The ACP-containing composite used with or without primer showed significantly higher leakage at the composite-wire interface, while conventional lingual retainer composite showed lower microleakage scores...

..To evaluate the effects of dietary boron on bone regeneration in rabbits in response to expansion of the midpalatal suture during different retention periods...

..Our objective was to evaluate the condylar, ramal, and condylar-plus-ramal mandibular vertical asymmetry in a group of adolescent subjects with normal occlusion and unilateral and bilateral posterior crossbite malocclusions...

..9 +/- 7.3 MPa; P < 0.001). No significant differences in debond locations were found among the groups (P > 0.05). Compared with conventional acid etching, SEPs significantly decreased the SBS of ceramic orthodontic brackets...

..These differences between ethnic groups should be taken into consideration when formulating orthodontic/orthognathic treatment plans for patients with dentofacial deformity...

..Computer-assisted cephalometric analysis does not increase intra- and inter-examiner reliability but can result in time saving...

..Nano-composites and nano-ionomers may be suitable for bonding since they fulfil the previously suggested SBS ranges for clinical acceptability, but they are inferior to a conventional orthodontic composite...

..To compare the degree of intra- and interarch dentoalveolar asymmetry among patients with a normal occlusion, Class II Division 1 malocclusion, and Class II subdivision malocclusion...

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..Systemic administration of TX and DX demonstrated similar effects on root resorption in rats and may have inhibitory effects on orthodontically induced resorptive activity...

..Our objective was to determine and compare microleakage patterns of conventional glass ionomer cement (GIC), resin modified GIC (RMGIC), and polyacid-modified composite for band cementation...

..The aim of this experimental study was to histomorphometrically evaluate the effects of vitamin C administration on bone formation in response to expansion of the rat inter-premaxillary suture...

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..To investigate the incidence of bacteremia in the bloodstream immediately after orthodontic mini-implant insertion, which can be an invasive procedure...

..To test the null hypothesis that there is no significant difference between the chitosan-containing and conventional nonfluoridated dentifrices in inhibition of enamel demineralization around orthodontic brackets...

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..To determine the response of the expanded premaxillary suture in the rat to an externally applied force. Specifically, to investigate early bone changes in the expanded suture to intermittent loading and unloading...

..A preliminary study using laser fluorescence suggested that amorphous phosphate-containing orthodontic composites may prevent demineralisation around bonded orthodontic brackets...

..To evaluate the shear bond strength (SBS) and fracture mode of amorphous calcium phosphate (ACP)-containing and conventional glass-ionomer cement (GIC) for band fixation...

..The aim of this experimental study was to evaluate the effects of periosteal stimulation therapy (PST), on bone regeneration in response to expansion of the interpremaxillary suture, in rats...

..The aims of this study were to evaluate the in-vivo reaction of newly erupted enamel to demineralization around orthodontic brackets and to compare it with that of mature enamel...

..05). CONCLUSIONS: During the 30-day study period, the tooth enamel in the adult orthodontic patients was more resistant to demineralization than that of the younger patients...

..2+/-6.1 MPa) were significantly higher (p>0.001) than those of Group 2 (mean: 4.9+/-3.2 MPa) and Group 3 (mean: 8.7+/-4.9 MPa). No significant differences in SBS were found between Groups 1 and 4, and between Groups 2 and 3...

..To evaluate the shear bond strength and fracture mode difference between amorphous calcium phosphate (ACP)-containing adhesive and conventional resin-based composite material used as an orthodontic lingual retainer adhesive...

..To test the null hypothesis that there is no statistical significance in (1) bond strength and (2) failure site location with bleached and unbleached enamel prepared with Transbond Plus Self-etching Primer between different time intervals...

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..Therefore, rapid maxillary expansion should be considered before or during the treatment of a Class III patient with or without face-mask therapy...

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..Further investigations are needed to explain the probable racial differences and relationships between malocclusion and tooth size measurements...

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..The aim of this study was to evaluate the in vivo effects of an amorphous calcium phosphate-containing orthodontic composite in reducing enamel demineralization around orthodontic brackets, and to compare it with the control...

..To test the null hypothesis that when the equivalent total light energy is irradiated to three orthodontic adhesive resins, there is no difference between the microhardness and water sorption values regardless of the curing light sources...

..For that reason, rapid maxillary expansion rather than slow expansion may be considered before or during the treatment of Class II division 1 patients...

..Adhesive removal procedures should be performed with adequate water cooling to prevent temperature increases that might be harmful to pulpal tissues...

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..To assess microleakage of enamel-composite and wire-composite interfaces when retainer wires were bonded with two orthodontic and a flowable composites...

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..It is appropriate to put these cephalometric norms into daily orthodontic practice when an Anatolian Turkish population is being treated...

..However, the RMGIC resulted in a significant decrease in SBS and WPO; it produced sufficient SBS values on the etched enamel surfaces, when used as a bonded orthodontic retainer adhesive...

..The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of local resveratrol (RSVL) administration on bone formation in response to expansion of the inter-premaxillary suture, in rats...

..Application of different antimicrobial agents may result in differences in the site of failure...

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..23 +/- 0.60%). There are no significant differences in polymerization shrinkage of the three investigated orthodontic adhesives when polymerized with a QTH or a HQTH...

..05). The type of bonding method (direct versus indirect) did not significantly affect the amount of microleakage at the enamel-composite-bracket complex...

..To evaluate the effects of high-intensity light curing units (light-emitting diode [LED] and plasma arc curing [PAC]) on the microleakage of flexible spiral wire retainers (FSWRs) at the composite/enamel and composite/wire interfaces...

..To evaluate the condylar and ramal mandibular asymmetry in a group of patients with Class II subdivision malocclusion to identify possible gender differences between male and female subjects...

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..The null hypothesis is therefore rejected. Flowable composites may not be appropriate for bonding FSWRs...

..01). Within the limits of this study, the results suggest that the orthopedic effects of RME are not as great as expected at early ages, and it might be a better alternative to delay RME to early permanent dentition...

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..It is appropriate to put these skeletal and dental maturation relationships into daily orthodontic diagnostic practice, when treating a Turkish patient...

..However, the same adhesive used without acid etching resulted in a significant decrease in bond strength...

..The results demonstrated that the activator appliance has a characteristic skeletal and dental effect on the developing craniofacial complex...

..This study demonstrates that the preorthodontic trainer application induces basically dentoalveolar changes that result in significant reduction of overjet and can be used with appropriate patient selection...

..To assess the effects of varying force direction of maxillary orthopedic protraction on mandibular condylar position...

..We believe it is appropriate to use these Anatolian Turkish soft tissue norms in daily orthodontic practice...

..The aims of this study were (1) to establish cephalometric norms from submentovertex (SMV) radiographs for young Anatolian Turkish adults and (2) to identify possible sex differences between men and women...

..On the effect of thermocycling up to 20,000 cycles, present findings showed that LCR was less affected than TLR. Further, LCR exhibited higher DC and lower water sorption values than TLR after thermal cycling...

..The findings demonstrates that camouflage treatment in Class II, mandibular retrognathic subjects has characteristic skeletal, dental and soft tissue effects on the dentofacial complex...

..In this study, the sample began treatment with greater facial imbalance, and the facial esthetics improved during treatment. It is necessary to investigate this difference in future studies using larger sample sizes...

..05) in the UCLP group and condylar height (CH) in the BCLP patients (P < 0.001). Except for CH measurement in the BCLP group, CLP patients have symmetrical mandibles when compared with a normal occlusion sample...

..However, additional longitudinal studies with larger samples need to be conducted to determine if there is any relationship between occlusal factors and bruxism...

..To compare the microleakage of the enamel-adhesive-bracket complex at the occlusal and gingival margins of brackets bonded with high-intensity light curing lights and conventional halogen lights...

..Angular photogrammetric profile analysis can provide the orthodontist with a way of determining problems associated with various soft tissue segments of the face...

..In this in-vitro study, we evaluated the temperature changes in the pulp chamber during bracket bonding using 4 different light sources...

..To measure the temperature changes in the pulp chamber when different stripping procedures were used without any type of coolant...

..The aim of this follow-up study was to evaluate the number of contacts in centric occlusion during a 1-year retention period in patients treated with 2 retention procedures and in a control sample...

..05) were also higher in female subjects. These results suggest that greater masticatory muscle tenderness in female subjects may contribute to the greater prevalence of temporomandibular disorders in them...

..To assess estimation of chronologic age based on the stages of third-molar development following the eight stages (A-H) method of Demirjian et al and to compare third-molar development by sex and age with results of previous studies...

..001). CHG wear causes a significant cranial flexion which may be responsible for its effects on the mandible...

..The use of flowable composites is not advocated for orthodontic bracket bonding because of significantly lower SBS values achieved...