New Advances in Orthodontic Treatment in Children

A special issue of Children (ISSN 2227-9067). This special issue belongs to the section "Pediatric Dentistry".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (5 March 2023) | Viewed by 9267

Special Issue Editor

Dental Faculty, Nantes University, 44042 Nantes, France
Interests: dental research; orthodontics

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

In the last several years, new diagnostic and therapeutic approaches have been developed in orthodontics, in particular for children and teenagers. There is increasing interest in digital dentistry, artificial intelligence, imaging technics, new biomaterials, aligners and sleep dentistry.

The aim of this Special Issue is to cover all the new clinical approaches and technologies, including technological or management innovations for diagnosis, prognosis, and therapeutic or preventive approach; as well as orthodontic materials and equipment. This Special Issue covers any content about the differences between growing and adult patients. The generic title allows the publication of articles for children from early childhood through adolescence.

For this Special Issue, we invite authors to submit original research articles (trials, cohort studies, case–control or cross-sectional studies), literature reviews (narrative or systematic reviews or meta-analyses), and high-quality case report focusing on new orthodontic biomaterials, techniques or clinical solutions. The topics can also be varied.

We hope you find this topic to be of interest and choose to publish your work in Children. We would also appreciate if you could forward this to your team members and colleagues who may also be interested in the topic.

Thank you for your consideration; please contact us if you have any questions or suggestions.

Dr. Fabienne Jordana
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • orthodontics
  • clear aligners therapy
  • interceptive orthodontics
  • digital dentistry
  • dental Imaging
  • CAD/CAM
  • orthodontic biomaterials
  • sleep dentistry
  • artificial intelligence
  • individualized medicine

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Bimaxillary Distalization with Skeletal Anchorage for Management of Severe Skeletal Class III Open Bite Malocclusion
by Abdulrahman Alshehri
Children 2022, 9(11), 1666; https://doi.org/10.3390/children9111666 - 31 Oct 2022
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Adult patients with severe vertical growth pattern, skeletal class III malocclusion and open bite anteriorly are difficult orthodontic cases to treat. An orthognathic surgical treatment plan may benefit adult patients with such types of complex malocclusions, however in certain cases, the patient’s medical [...] Read more.
Adult patients with severe vertical growth pattern, skeletal class III malocclusion and open bite anteriorly are difficult orthodontic cases to treat. An orthognathic surgical treatment plan may benefit adult patients with such types of complex malocclusions, however in certain cases, the patient’s medical history may contraindicate the surgical treatment plan. A male patient aged 17 years presented with a prognathic mandible, Angle’s class III malocclusion on a class III skeletal base with proclination in upper incisors, retroclination of lower incisors, and reduced facial convexity. Patient gave history of asthma and complex cardiac diseases including arrhythmia, irregular heartbeat, and pacemaker. This case report describes a non-surgical approach of distalization of mandibular and maxillary arches performed with the help of miniplates to achieve an improvement in the facial balance without surgery. Full article
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Systematic Review
Impact of Dental Trauma on Orthodontic Parameters—A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
by Mohammad Khursheed Alam, Mohammed Awawdeh, Ali S. Aljhani, Ghada Serhan Alotaib, Huda Abutayyem, Haytham Jamil Alswairki and Mohammad Younis Hajeer
Children 2023, 10(5), 885; https://doi.org/10.3390/children10050885 - 15 May 2023
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Background and objectives: Investigation into the impact of dental trauma on the results of orthodontic treatment is crucial because it can have a major influence on patient care. However, there has not yet been a thorough review or meta-analysis of the available data, [...] Read more.
Background and objectives: Investigation into the impact of dental trauma on the results of orthodontic treatment is crucial because it can have a major influence on patient care. However, there has not yet been a thorough review or meta-analysis of the available data, which is inconsistent and scant. Therefore, the goal of this systematic review and meta-analysis is to investigate the impact of dental trauma on orthodontic parameters. Search methods and criterion of selection: Major online databases were searched (beginning from the year 2011) for relevant articles using a properly defined search strategy. Analysis protocol: Risk of bias (RoB) and the Cochrane risk of bias tool were utilized for the purposes of bias evaluation within the individual studies and within the review, respectively. Results: Out of the six clinical trials selected, a significant impact of trauma was observed in individuals in all but one paper. Gender predilection varied across studies and could not be conclusively determined. The follow-up period ranged from two months to two years in the trials. The odds ratio (OR) 0.38 [0.19, 0.77] and the risk ratio (RR) 0.52 [0.32, 0.85] indicated that both the odds as well as the relative risk of experiencing dental trauma were lower in the group with negligible impact compared to the group with noticeable impact. Conclusion and further implications: The findings show that dental trauma significantly affects orthodontic parameters, with lower risk and likelihood of suffering dental trauma in the group with negligible impact than in the group with noticeable impact. However, given the substantial heterogeneity among the studies, it is advised to exercise caution when extrapolating the findings to all populations. Registration and protocol: Registration in the PROSPERO database was carried out before initiating the investigation [CRD42023407218]. Full article
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Case Report
Scissor Bite in Growing Patients: Case Report Treated with Clear Aligners
by Teresa Pinho, Sara Gonçalves, Duarte Rocha and Maria Luís Martins
Children 2023, 10(4), 624; https://doi.org/10.3390/children10040624 - 27 Mar 2023
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Scissor bite (SB.) is a rare malocclusion that is challenging to diagnose and is often associated with a retrognathic mandible and a series of functional and structural abnormalities that negatively affect the patient. This article intends to analyze the treatment approaches applied to [...] Read more.
Scissor bite (SB.) is a rare malocclusion that is challenging to diagnose and is often associated with a retrognathic mandible and a series of functional and structural abnormalities that negatively affect the patient. This article intends to analyze the treatment approaches applied to growing patients younger than 16 years old, comparing the conventional appliances described in the literature and a clinical case treated with clear aligners with mandibular advancement (MA.). SB is primarily related to skeletal Class I and II, according to Angle classification. In the various cases analyzed, it can also be mentioned as a significant number of cases with SB of dental origin (seven of dental and four of skeletal) in young patients. In children and adolescents who still have growth potential, the therapeutic possibilities are numerous. A comprehensive literature search was manually performed from 2002 until January 2023, in PubMed and BVS databases with the following conjugated keywords: “scissor bite OR brodie bite” AND “malocclusion” AND “treatment OR correction OR therapeutics”. The present case report on a young patient demonstrated the efficiency of the clear aligners with MA to correct an SB, associated with several functional and structural anomalies such as Class II division 1 with an increased overjet and overbite as well as a severe curve of Spee in a hypodivergent biotype. Full article
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