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The Difference in Cervical Vertebral Skeletal Maturation between Cleft Lip/Palate and Non-Cleft Lip/Palate Orthodontic Patients
Objective. The aim was to evaluate differences in the cervical vertebral skeletal maturity of unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP) and non-cleft lip/palate (non-CLP) Saudi male orthodontic patients. Method. This cross-sectional multicenter study took place at the dental school, King Saud University and King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, between October 2014 and September 2015. The records of Saudi male orthodontic patients with UCLP n=69 were collected. Cervical vertebral maturation was assessed using their cephalometric radiographs. The records of 138 age-matched non-CLP Saudi male orthodontic patients served as controls. Results. There was a significant difference in skeletal maturity between the UCLP and non-CLP groups, as evident in the delayed skeletal development among the UCLP participants. Moreover, pubertal growth spurt onset was significantly earlier in the non-cleft participants in comparison with the UCLP participants p=0.009. Conclusions. There is delayed skeletal maturity among the UCLP Saudi male population in comparison with their non-CLP age-matched peers
Colour Preferences of Elastic Ligatures among Orthodontic Patients
Introduction: Elastic modules are an integral part of fixed
appliances. The availability of different colours is important to
patients and their compliance during treatment. Knowledge
about the most popular colours is important to orthodontists
when ordering their materials.
Aim: This study aimed to determine the elastic ligature colour
preferences of patients undergoing fixed orthodontic treatment
and the influences of age and gender on these preferences.
Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was done
on a total of 319 patients (88 males and 231 females) aged 18-
36 years of age participated in this study. The patients’ elastic
ligature colour preferences were recoded using a colour guide
and a self-administered questionnaire. The questionnaire
contained questions about the patients’ preferences regarding
coloured or transparent ligatures, light or dark shades, and
changing the ligatures for specific occasions. The data were
analysed using SPSS version 25. The descriptive statistics were
calculated, and a Pearson’s chi-squared analysis was performed
to determine the influence of age and gender effects on colour
preferences (p-value <0.05).
Results: Most of the participants were excited about changing
their elastic ligatures colours (44.5%), and they liked to change
the colours at each visit (45.5%). Most participants did not like
having multicoloured elastic ligatures in their mouths (77.4%)
or changing the elastic colours before certain occasions
(49.8%). There was no statistically significant difference in
the elastic ligature colour preferences between the genders
(p-value=0.0552), but there were statistically significant
differences among the age groups (p-value <0.001).
Conclusion: Most of the patients undergoing orthodontic treatment
with fixed appliances preferred less noticeable elastic ligature
colours. A significant difference was found between age groups:
younger patients preferred coloured elastics, while older patients
preferred less noticeable and transparent elastics. No difference was
found between the colour preferences among both the gender