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Second Class Resolver: a retrospective analysis. D'Attilio M, Rodolfino D, Filippakos A, Saccucci M, Festa F, Tripodi D.
No full textAbstract
AIM:
To evaluate the use of Second Class Resolver (SCR), a new fixed orthopaedic appliance, for the treatment of skeletal Class II malocclusion in growing subjects.
MATERIALS AND METHODS:
Design Retrospective analysis. Forty subjects were treated with Second Class Resolver (SCR). The mean age was 8 years at the beginning of treatment and 10 years at the end of treatment. Digital cephalometric superimpositions on lateral radiographs taken at start and end of treatment were assessed. The cephalometric values were statistically analysed.
RESULTS:
Cephalometric analysis of changes during treatment shows reduction of ANB angle (mean 2°); reduction of Witts Index (mean 3 mm); reduction of Maxillo-Mandibular angle (MM) (mean 1°); reduction of SNA (angle mean 3°); reduction of gonial angle (mean 1.8°); increase of the mandibular branch length (mean 5 mm); increase of mandibular body (mean 2.9°).
CONCLUSION:
The Second Class Resolver can be beneficially used for the treatment of Class II malocclusion
POSTURE-STABILOMETRIC VALUATION IN RUGBY PLAYERS AFTER MANDIBULAR REPOSITIONING
No full textThe aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of the mandibular repositioning on the sport performance of rugby players, after posture-stabilometric screening. Twenty healthy rugby players (25 years on the average), with Temporomandibular Disorders (TMD), were included in the study. Posture–stabilometric valuation was performed with a combination of different visual conditions (eyes open/closed) and mandibular positions (Rest Position (RP) /Maximum Intercuspidation /mandibular repositioning with a wax non centric, centric and with an increase of the vertical dimension). Twelve players, which improved their posture-stabilometric arrangement after mandibular repositioning, were treated with Positioner, and underwent strength and speed testing before (T0) and after (T1) the use of the Positioner. For all tests there was a statistically significant improvement of the performance (P<0.05). The mandibular repositioning can produce an increase of the levels of strength, postural stability, resistance to fadigue, and a reduction of the muscolar traum
Effects of viewing affective pictures on sEMG activity of masticatory and postural muscles
No full textSecond Class Resolver: a retrospective analysis
No full textAim To evaluate the use of Second Class Resolver (SCR (c)), a new fixed orthopaedic appliance, for the treatment of skeletal Class II malocclusion in growing subjects.
Subjects and Method Design Retrospective analysis. Forty subjects were treated with Second Class Resolver (SCR (c)). The mean age was 8 years at the beginning of treatment and 10 years at the end of treatment. Digital cephalometric superimpositions on lateral radiographs taken at start and end of treatment were assessed. The cephalometric values were statistically analysed.
Results Cephalometric analysis of changes during treatment shows reduction of ANB angle (mean 2 degrees); reduction of Witts Index (mean 3 mm); reduction of Maxillo-Mandibular angle (MM) (mean 1 degrees); reduction of SNA (angle mean 3 degrees); reduction of gonial angle (mean 1.8 degrees); increase of the mandibular branch length (mean 5 mm); increase of mandibular body (mean 2.9 degrees).
Conclusion The Second Class Resolver (c) can be beneficially used for the treatment of Class II malocclusion
Effects of bisphosphonates in orthodontic therapy:systematic review
No full textCurrently, the use of oral and systemic bisphosphonates, in the form of anti-osteoporosis medications or as a part of a chemotherapeutic regimen for several malignant diseases, is increasing dramatically in a large group of orthodontic patients. Animal studies have reported adverse dental effects from bisphosphonates, including decreased tooth movement, impaired bone healing, and osteonecrosis in the mandible and the maxilla
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
Full text link“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
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