Zahra Dalili Kajan; Ali Khalighi Sigaroudi; Negar Khosravifard; Nahid Farsam
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Background: The mandibular foramen has often been considered as the most reliable reference point for several anesthetic and surgical procedures in the maxillofacial region. This study evaluated the position of the mandibular foramen in different skeletal classes.
Methods: A total of 90 panoramic and ...
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Background: The mandibular foramen has often been considered as the most reliable reference point for several anesthetic and surgical procedures in the maxillofacial region. This study evaluated the position of the mandibular foramen in different skeletal classes.
Methods: A total of 90 panoramic and lateral cephalometric images belonging to class I (n = 30), class II (n = 30), and class III (n = 30) patients were used for this study. The position of the mandibular foramen in relation to the anterior and posterior borders of the mandibular ramus, inferior border of the mandible, sigmoid notch and occlusal plane was determined in each panoramic radiograph. Results: The position of the mandibular foramen relative to the occlusal plane and the sigmoid notch significantly differed among the three skeletal groups; however, no significant difference existed among the skeletal classes with regard to the position of the mandibular foramen in relation to the anterior and posterior borders of the ramus and the inferior border of the mandible.
Conclusions: The position of the mandibular foramen tends to be lower in skeletal class II patients; therefore, it seems that lower injection heights in these patients could result in better outcomes.
Faegheh Gholinia; Ali Khalighi Sigaroudi; H. Hoormand
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Background and aim: One of the most important reasons appealing orthodontic treatment or orthosurgery is the tendency to improve the face beauty. Since the main influence of orthodontic treatment is on the profile region particularly on the lower face therefore we focused chin. The aim of this study ...
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Background and aim: One of the most important reasons appealing orthodontic treatment or orthosurgery is the tendency to improve the face beauty. Since the main influence of orthodontic treatment is on the profile region particularly on the lower face therefore we focused chin. The aim of this study was to compare the perception of attractiveness among orthodontist, surgeon and lay people in case of vertical and horizontal changes in silhouette profile of chin. Materials and method: In the present research, we chose two standard profile pictures (a man and a woman) from reliable resources. Each picture have been changed to silhouette using Photoshop CS2 program. Then we changed the chin position in vertical and horizontal dimensions for 2mm incrementally. The range of changes in vertical dimension for man’s picture was between -6 to +6 and for women was between -4 to +4. Also in horizontal dimension, the range of changes in man’s pictures was from -10 to +10 and for woman’s picture was between -8 to +8. The observers received the PowerPoint file contained the images and a questionnaire which included the number of pictures and some relevant questions. They had 3 minutes to give a score to each picture according to their judgement from 1 to 5, 1 for the best and 5 for the worst one. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics tests (Independent t-test, chi square and ANOVA and logestic regression model) at p<0/05 with SPSS 19.Results: All groups found our normal profile as the best one. There were difference among findings of 3 groups(P=0.002). When comparing 2 groups, we did not find difference between omfs and orthodontists. Age and history of cosmetic procedures are factors that have significant effect on people’s perception.Conclusion: The beauty priority among 3 groups are the same but generally there are significant differences between specialists and lay people.
