In adult patients with severe class II division 2 malocclusion, the ideal treatment option is the orthognathic surgery. However, camouflage therapy is also an acceptable treatment option due to its less traumatic and acceptable esthetic and functional results. In this case report, the camouflage treatment with two maxillary premolar extractions in a 21-year-old female patient who did not accept orthognathic surgery is presented. Acceptable esthetic and functional results were obtained at the end of the treatment.

Turkish Journal of Orthodontics (Turk J Orthod) is an international, scientific, open access periodical published in accordance with independent, unbiased, and double-blinded peer-review principles. The journal is the official publication of Turkish Orthodontic Society and it is published quarterly on March, June, September and December. Turkish Journal of Orthodontics publishes clinical and experimental studies on on all aspects of orthodontics including craniofacial development and growth, reviews on current topics, case reports, editorial comments and letters to the editor that are prepared in accordance with the ethical guidelines. The journal's publication language is English and the Editorial Board encourages submissions from international authors.

The aim of this study is to identify the relation between the deleterious oral habits (DOH) which can cause orthodontic anomalies such as finger sucking, nail biting, lip chewing, bruxism and psychological and sociodemographic factors. Materials and Methods: 64 males, 71 females, between the ages of 9 and 12, including their parents have been included in our study. In our study, a survey form consisting of Clinic Examination Data Form, Sociodemographic Data Form, Children's Depression Inventory (CDI), Child State Trait Anxiety Inventory (CSTAI) has been applied to patients. Results: DOH have been observed in 62.5 % of the male children and % 52.1 of the female children, but these results are not statistically significant (p>0.05). No statistically significant association was found between DOH and CDI (p>0.05). No statistically significant association was found between the CSTAI status section score and trait section score and DOH (p>0.05). Statistically significant associations were found between family type and DOH (p<0.05). Conclusions: While there was no association between anxiety and depression and DOH, there was significant association family type from socio-demographic factors and DOH.

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Współpraca z pacjentem jest bez wątpienia istotna dla powodzenia leczenia ortodontycznego. W związku z tym ważne jest poznanie czynników, które mogą wpłynąć na taką współpracę. Cel. Zbadanie wpływu zaburzeń psychicznych, takich jak zespół stresu pourazowego (ang. post-traumatic stress disorder, PTSD), depresja i lęk, na współpracę z pacjentem, która jest ważnym elementem leczenia ortodontycznego. Materiał i metody. Badanie przeprowadzono z udziałem 215 pacjentów w wieku od 11 do 17 lat (143 dziewczynki, 72 chłopców), po leczeniu ortodontycznym. Dane zbierano przy pomicy: skali oceny depresji u dzieci (ang. Children's Depression Inventory, CDI), skali oceny stanu i cech lęku

Background: Different vertical dentofacial skeletal patterns may affect bone density of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) and various mandibular structures. This study aimed to examine changes in mandibular trabecular structure in vertical dentofacial patterns using fractal analysis. Methods: Dental-skeletal Class I patients randomly selected from the university orthodontic clinic were allocated into 3 groups (low angle, normal angle and high angle) according to the SN-GoMe angle. Bone density of mandibular structures (corpus, angulus and condyle) were measured bilaterally on panoramic radiographs of the patients using fractal analysis. Results: Left condylar fractal dimension (FD) measurements differed significantly among the groups (p=.041). Compared to other groups, left condylar FD values were lower in the high angle group. Right and left mandibular angulus FD values were lower in the low angle group but the difference was non-significant (p>.05). Within-group comparisons showed a significant difference in FD values between right and left corpus in the low angle subjects (p=.047). Conclusion: Lower mandibular condylar FD values observed in high angle subjects may herald possible joint disorders. Low angle subjects exhibit lower FD values in the mandibular angulus. This may be related to degenerative changes in that region characterized by reduced bone density which results from increased muscle activity.

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