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OBJECTIVE: To determine the changes in dental anxiety, state anxiety, and trait anxiety levels of patients and their parents after 3 months of active orthodontic treatment.
METHODS: We evaluated 120 patients...
OBJECTIVE: This case report describes orthodontic treatment of contracted mandibular arch using a trombone appliance.
METHODS: A 14-year-old girl with Class II division 2 malocclusion, retroclined maxillary incisors, and buccally displaced...
OBJECTIVE: To assess the position and movements of the hyoid bone during deglutition in patients with open bite.
METHODS: Thirty-six subjects were divided into 2 groups according to the presence of...
OBJECTIVE: The displacement of the hyoid bone (HB) is a critical biomechanical component of the swallowing function. The aim of this study was to evaluate the swallowing-induced vertical and horizontal...