The objective of this study is to evaluate the facial index of three Colombian populations and to propose a new method. to identify facial morphological biotypes taking into account the type of ancestry. For this, the ...

Introduction: Accumulating evidence amongst dental students indicates an alarming prevalence of stress, which can precipitate the development of burnout – a state of mental or physical exhaustion and disengagement. ...

To the Editor: We are in the middle of a pandemic. We need to look for viable paths that can allow us to have safe and noninvasive methods as prophylactic methods or even adjuvants in the treatment of COVID-19. This should ...

Colombia is one of the Latin American countries in which both research and academic writing are considered virgin areas. The dental profession is not the exception. The purpose of this paper is to construct a database of ...

To evaluate three rigid, stable fixation methods for sagittal split ramus osteotomy (SSRO), using finite element analysis. The hypothesis is that a customized miniplate presents better stress concentration and distribution. ...

Background: Is necessary to consider which parameter should stablish the central incisor inclination. Purpose: To appraise the possible concordance between the maxillary incisors inclination and the facial axis, the articular ...

Introduction: all orthodontic treatments must be safe in terms of temporomandibular joint health. No reports in the recent literature evaluate the association between the use of posterior bite turbos and condylar position ...

Cystic conditions of the jawbones were recognized long before the establishment of the American Academy of Oral Pathology (AAOP) in 1948, but it was around this time when they were studied, characterized, and classified. ...

Mini-implants (MI) are small devices manufactured in titanium alloy Ti-6Al-4V grade 23 or surgical steel, which temporarily implanted in the basal bone, serve to achieve absolute anchorage in orthodontic mechanics. The use ...

Purpose: Recently, the terms sugosteogenesis and distraction sugosteogenesis have been introduced to the scientific literature. While the former describes a biologic phenomenon, the latter refers to the clinical technique ...