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Evaluation Of Dentoskeletal Changes Accompanying The Treatment Of Class Ii Malocclusion By Advansync Appliance Versus Intermaxillary Coil Spring Mechanics, May H. El Mofty, Samir A Ibrahim, Ossama S. El-Shall, Wael A. Tawfik
Evaluation Of Dentoskeletal Changes Accompanying The Treatment Of Class Ii Malocclusion By Advansync Appliance Versus Intermaxillary Coil Spring Mechanics, May H. El Mofty, Samir A Ibrahim, Ossama S. El-Shall, Wael A. Tawfik
Al-Azhar Journal of Dentistry
Objectives: The present study was designed to determine and compare the skeletal, dentoalveolar and soft tissue effects produced by the Advansync functional appliance and intermaxillary NiTi coil springs in the treatment of growing patients with Class II division 1 malocclusion. Subjects and methods: A sample of 19 growing patients, as evaluated by hand wrist radiographs, with age range 12-15 years was divided into two groups. Group I patients were treated with the Advansync appliance (n=10) and Group II patients were treated using intermaxillary NiTi coil springs (n=9). The study was conducted using lateral cephalograms taken before appliance insertion and immediately …
Evaluation Of The Antimicrobial Effect Of Olive Oil Extract On Oral Microflora, Dina Abd El-Shafy, Mohamed Mostafa, Magda El- Malt
Evaluation Of The Antimicrobial Effect Of Olive Oil Extract On Oral Microflora, Dina Abd El-Shafy, Mohamed Mostafa, Magda El- Malt
Al-Azhar Journal of Dentistry
Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the antimicrobial effect of Extra virgin olive oil extract as mouthwash in the oral cavity of children against streptococcus mutans and Compare the efficiency between olive oil and the “gold standard” chlorhexidine. Materials and Methods: A total of 60 Egyptian children from both sex were included in this study. Children age ranging from 6 to 12 years old in a good physical condition. Children randomly were distributed into two Groups A and B, each includes of 30 children in each group. Group A(study group) : olive oil(Extra vigin): consisted of thirty …