Dudak damak yarıklı bireylerin kendini-kabul düzeylerinin değerlendirilmesi

Purpose: To survey the self acceptance of cleft lip and palate (CLP) individuals. Material and Methods: This study consisted of 34 patients with age range of 11-16 from the Department of Orthodontics of Faculty of Dentistry at Cumhuriyet University. Study sample was divided into 2 groups. The first group consisted from 14 individuals with CLP and the second group includes 20 individuals without CLP. The data of the study obtained with “Self-Acceptance Inventory”. We used Mann- Whitney U Test to compare the Self Acceptance of both groups. Results: There were significant differences between the Self Acceptance of study and control groups (p< 0, 05). Conclusion: Beside aesthetic operations performed on CLP patients we should not neglect psychologic status of these patients. Also we should support and psychologically rehabilitate the parents of these patients. ÖZET Amaç: Dudak damak yarıklı (DDY) çocukların kendini kabul düzeyleri yönünden incelenmesi. Gereç ve Yöntem: Çalışmamız Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi, Diş Hekimliği Fakültesi, Ortodonti anabilim dalında tedavi gören ve yaşları 11 ile 16 arasında değişen toplam 34 hasta üzerinde yürütülmüştür. Hastalar iki guruba ayrılmış, birinci gurup 14 DDY’li bireyden, ikinci grup ise 20 adet sağlıklı bireyden oluşturulmuştur. Çalışmamızda veriler “Kendini Kabul Envanteri” ile toplanmıştır. Grupların kendini kabul düzeyi açısından karşılaştırılmasında Mann- Whitney U Testi kullanılmıştır. Bulgular: Deney ve kontrol gurubu kendini kabul düzeyi açısından karşılaştırıldığında, gruplar arasında fark anlamlı bulunmuştur (p<0,05). Sonuç: DDY’li bireylerin dış görünüşlerini düzeltmek için yapılan operasyonların yanı sıra psikolojik yapıları da ihmal edilmemelidir. Ayrıca DDY’li çocuğa sahip ebeveynler de çeşitli şekilde moral ve destek rehabilitasyonlarına tabi tutulmalıdır. Anahtar Kelimeler: dudak damak yarığı, kendini kabul, psikolojik duru

Can Initial Torque Value Predict the Success of Orthodontic Mini-Screws?

Objective:To investigate the correlation between initial torque and removal torque of orthodontic mini-screws.Materials and Method:Sixty-four orthodontic mini-screws (measuring 1.5 × 4.4 mm, 1.6 × 4.7 mm, 1.7 × 5.5 mm, and 1.8 × 5.6 mm) were used. All mini-screws were inserted into the fibulas of 8 male rabbits. The initial torque values were immediately recorded using a digital torque gauge. For 2 months, 115 g force was applied to mini-screws inserted into the right fibula of the rabbits. The same procedure was followed for inserting the mini-screws into the left fibula of the rabbits but without applying any force. After 2 months, the removal torque values were recorded for all mini-screws. All statistical analyses were performed using SPSS version 14.0 for Windows. Spearman's correlation coefficient was used to analyze the relationships between initial and removal torque values.Results:Intragroup comparison of all brands of mini-screws showed similar features. There were no statistically significant differences between the initial torque values of all mini-screws (p > 0.05). The Spearman correlation coefficient showed that correlations between the initial and removal torque values were insignificant (p>0.05).Conclusion:The results of this study suggest that the initial torque value is not a reliable method for predicting the success of a mini-screw

Dudak damak yarıklı bireylerin kendini-kabul düzeylerinin değerlendirilmesi

<p><strong>Purpose:</strong> To survey the self acceptance of cleft lip and palate (CLP) individuals.</p> <p><strong>Material and Methods:</strong> This study consisted of 34 patients with age range of 11-16 from the Department of Orthodontics of Faculty of Dentistry at Cumhuriyet University. Study sample was divided into 2 groups. The first group consisted from 14 individuals with CLP and the second group includes 20 individuals without CLP. The data of the study obtained with “Self-Acceptance Inventory”. We used Mann- Whitney U Test to compare the Self Acceptance of both groups.</p> <p><strong>Results:</strong> There were significant differences between the Self Acceptance of study and control groups (p< 0, 05).</p> <p><strong>Conclusion:</strong> Beside aesthetic operations performed on CLP patients we should not neglect psychologic status of these patients. Also we should support and psychologically rehabilitate the parents of these patients.</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p><strong>ÖZET</strong></p> <p><strong>Amaç:</strong> Dudak damak yarıklı (DDY) çocukların kendini kabul düzeyleri yönünden incelenmesi.</p> <p><strong>Gereç ve Yöntem:</strong> Çalışmamız Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi, Diş Hekimliği Fakültesi, Ortodonti anabilim dalında tedavi gören ve yaşları 11 ile 16 arasında değişen toplam 34 hasta üzerinde yürütülmüştür. Hastalar iki guruba ayrılmış, birinci gurup 14 DDY’li bireyden, ikinci grup ise 20 adet sağlıklı bireyden oluşturulmuştur. Çalışmamızda veriler “Kendini Kabul Envanteri” ile toplanmıştır. Grupların kendini kabul düzeyi açısından karşılaştırılmasında Mann- Whitney U Testi kullanılmıştır.</p> <p><strong>Bulgular:</strong> Deney ve kontrol gurubu kendini kabul düzeyi açısından karşılaştırıldığında, gruplar arasında fark anlamlı bulunmuştur (p<0,05).</p> <p><strong>Sonuç:</strong> DDY’li bireylerin dış görünüşlerini düzeltmek için yapılan operasyonların yanı sıra psikolojik yapıları da ihmal edilmemelidir. Ayrıca DDY’li çocuğa sahip ebeveynler de çeşitli şekilde moral ve destek rehabilitasyonlarına tabi tutulmalıdır.</p> <strong>Anahtar Kelimeler:</strong> dudak damak yarığı, kendini kabul, psikolojik duru

The Relationship of Orthodontic Treatment Need with Periodontal Status, Dental Caries, and Sociodemographic Factors

WOS: 000310616600001The aim of this study was to determine the relationship of orthodontic malocclusion with periodontal status, dental caries, and sociodemographic status. Our study population consisted of a sample of 836 school children (384 male and 452 female, aged 1114 years). Four experienced orthodontists and two experienced periodontists performed the clinical examinations. The Treatment Priority Index (TPI), Community Periodontal Index of Treatment Needs (CPITN), decayed, missing, filled teeth (DMFT) scores, and a questionnaire that surveyed socio-demographic status of students were used. Spearman's rank correlation coefficients were used to measure the association between variables. TPI scores showed that 36.4% of the students had normal occlusion, while 41.2% had slight, 15.7% had definite, 4% had severe, and 2.7% had very severe malocclusion. TPI values did not show any significant differences between pupils in different age, gender, socioeconomic status groups, and CPITN scores, whereas there was a significant relationship between TPI and DMFT scores. The orthodontic treatment need was not significantly correlated with CPITN or socio-demographic status; however, the correlation coefficient showed a significant relationship between TPI and DMFT scores

The role of nickel accumulation and epithelial cell proliferation in orthodontic treatment-induced gingival overgrowth

Gursoy, Ulvi Kahraman/0000-0002-1225-5751WOS: 000251506100003PubMed: 17989122The aim of this study was to investigate the role of nickel in orthodontic treatment-induced gingival hyperplasia. The nickel concentration in gingival tissues with and without overgrowth, histopathology of gingival overgrowths, and epithelial cell proliferation response to different nickel concentrations were analysed. Ten patients receiving orthodontic therapy (eight females and two males, mean age 15.4 years) were included in the study. Hyperplastic and healthy gingiva samples were collected from the same patients. The amount of nickel in the gingival tissue samples was analysed using the atomic absorption spectrometry technique. The tissues removed from hyperplastic areas during gingivectomy were also used for histological analysis. To analyse the effect of nickel on epithelial cell proliferation, four different nickel concentrations (0.5, 2, 5, and 10 mu g) were incubated with keratinocyte cells for 11 days. Mann-Whitney U-test, analysis of variance, and Tukey's test were used in the statistical analyses. The results did not show any difference in nickel concentration between the study and control gingiva tissue samples, but histological analysis demonstrated an increase in epithelial thickness and a significant increase (P = 0.031, 0.02, 0.02) in epithelial cell proliferation in response to low-dose nickel concentrations, with a toxic response to a higher dose. In the limitations of this study, it is plausible that the effect of a continuing low-dose nickel release to epithelium is the initiating factor of gingival overgrowth induced by orthodontic treatment