Dental Implantation ; Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported ; Denture, Partial, Fixed ; Humans ; Tooth Root

Computer-Aided Design ; Denture Design ; Humans

Aged ; Alveolar Bone Loss ; pathology ; Alveolar Process ; pathology ; Dental Care for Aged ; Dental Implantation, Endosseous ; Dental Occlusion ; Dental Restoration, Permanent ; Humans ; Jaw, Edentulous, Partially ; pathology ; Mouth, Edentulous ; pathology ; Tooth Loss ; pathology

Dental Porcelain ; Dental Prosthesis ; methods ; Tooth Preparation

Dental Deposits ; therapy ; Dental Porcelain ; Dental Prosthesis Repair ; methods ; Humans

Dental Porcelain ; Dental Prosthesis ; Dental Restoration, Permanent ; methods ; Humans

Dental Porcelain ; Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported ; Humans

Normal tracheal mucociliary clearance is the key to maintaining the health and defense of respiratory airway. Therefore the present of cilia and mucous blanket are important for tracheal epithelium to function effectively. In the present study, we prepared a tissue engineered respiratory epithelium construct (TEREC) made of autologous respiratory epithelium cells, fibroblast and fibrin from sheep owns blood which replaced a created tracheal mucosal defect. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) showed encouraging result where immature cilia were present on the surface of TEREC. This result indicates that engineered respiratory epithelium was able to function as normal tissue.

OBJECTIVETo investigate the effects of orthodontic treatment of skeletal crossbite adults with mandibular deviation.

METHODSEighteen skeletal Class III adult patients with borderline skeletal crossbite and mandibular deviation were selected (5 males, 13 females). The mean age was 25 years. All cases were treated with straight-wire appliance in upper arch and occlusal plate in the lower arch.Elastics were applied to correct mandibular deviation. Cephalometric analysis was carried out before and after treatment. Paired t-test was performed.

RESULTSAfter treatment, the anterior crossbite was corrected and Class I molar and canine relationships were achieved. The inclination of upper incisors was increased significantly.

CONCLUSIONSStraight-wire appliance combined with occlusal plate was effective on correcting adult patients with mild, moderate skeletal crossbite and mandibular deviation.

Adult ; Cephalometry ; Female ; Humans ; Incisor ; Male ; Malocclusion ; therapy ; Molar ; Orthodontic Wires