The need for ortho- dontic treatment in school children in the town of Niš, Serbia, is similar to the need in most European countries, despite the fact that the number of children orthodontically treated is much higher compared to most of European countries.

Kratak sadržaj. Uvod. Sella turcica je deo kranijalne baze u kome je smeštena hipofiza. Smatra se da postoji korelacija izmedju veličine kranijalne baze a samim tim i sella turcice kao njenog sastavnog dela i malokluzija. UvodKranijalna baza predstavlja osnovu na kojoj se razvija humano lice i brojna istraživanja pokazuju da dimenzije srednje kranijalne fose utiču na odnose izmedju nazomaksilarnog kompleksa i malokluzija. 1,2 U kranijalnoj bazi, u centru sella turcika (ST) nalazi se jedna od najčešće korišćenih kranijalnih tačaka u kefalometriji, pod istoimenim nazivom -sella turcica. U anatomskom delu sella turcice smeštena je hipofiza.Kefalometrijska ispitivanja osoba sa patologijom hipofize mogu, u nekim slučajevima, po- Abstract Introduction. Sella turcica is a part of cranial base where the pituitary is located. It is believed that there is a correlation between the size of the cranial base and thus sella turcica as its integral part and the malocclusions. The goal of this study was to determine the linear dimensions of ST by radiological analysis of different malocclusions, to determine the existence of sexual dimorphism and to determine the connection between

Background/Aim. The middle part of the face, that is the maxilla, has always been mentioned as a possible etiologic factor of skeletal Class III. However, the importance of the relationship of maxillary retroposition towards the cranial base is still unclear, although it has been examined many times. The aim of this study was to conduct cephalometric analysis of the morphology of maxilla, including the whole middle part of the face in patients with divergent and convergent facial types of mandibular prognathism, as well as to determine differences betweeen them. Methods. Lateral cephalometric teleradiograph images of 90 patients were analyzed at the Dental Clinic of the Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia. All the patients were male, aged 18-35 years, not previously treated orthodontically. On the basis of dentalskeletal relations of jaws and teeth, the patients were divided into three groups: the group P1 (patients with divergent facial type of mandibular prognathism), P2 (patients with convergent facial type of mandibular pragmathism) and the group E (control group or eugnathic patients). A total of 9 cephalometric parameters related to the middle face were measured and analyzed: the length of the hard palate -SnaSnp, the length of the maxillary corpus -AptmPP, the length of the soft palate, the angle between the hard and soft palate -SnaSnpUt, the angle of inclination of the maxillary alveolar process, the angle of inclination of the upper front teeth, the effective maxillary length -CoA, the posterior maxillary alveolar hyperplasia -U6PP and the

Skeletal class III malocclusion is one of the most difficult dentofacial anomalies, characterized by deviation in the development of the mandible and maxilla in the sagittal plane, where the mandible is dominant in relation to the maxilla. In patients with class III malocclusion, anomalies in the dentoalveolar level and esthetic discrepancies are also frequent. The etiology of class III malocclusion is multifactorial due to the interaction of hereditary and environmental factors. Rehabilitation and treatment of malocclusion is one of the major goals of modern dentistry. This article presents the orthodontic-prosthetic therapy and rehabilitation of a 45-year-old patient with an abnormal occlusal vertical dimension and a skeletal class III malocclusion. The patient came to the clinic complaining about degraded esthetics and disordered functions of the orofacial region (functions of eating, swallowing, speech) and also pain in the temporomandibular joint. After the diagnosis was made, the patient was first referred to orthodontic treatment with fixed orthodontic appliances (self-ligating brackets system Rot 0.22). Upon completion of the orthodontic treatment, the patient was sent for further prosthetic treatment. Fixed prosthetic restorations were made in the upper and lower jaw, thus achieving a satisfactory result in terms of esthetics and function of the stomatognathic system.

Establishing the gender of a dead person is one of the main aspects in forensic medicine, especially in cases of massive disasters. Palatal rugae have been related with specific racial groups and are said to be useful in sex determination. One hundred pre-orthodontic plaster casts, equally distributed between males and females with an age range of 15-30 years, were examined for different rugae patterns by the Thomas classification. The total number of rugae was not significantly gender linked. According to size, the primary type of rugae was dominant in both males and females. Wavy and curved patterns of rugae were the most common, both in males and females. There was a significant sex difference in the circular and converging types which was higher in males and females, respectively. [Projekat Ministarstva nauke Republike Srbije, br. 41018 i br. 45004]