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a16 Dental Tribune U.S. Edition | August 2014 Industry News Ad • Diagnosis of periapical pathosis. • Root canal system anomalies. • Determination of root curvature. • Trauma diagnosis, such as root frac- tures, luxation, displacement of teeth and alveolar fractures. • Localization of root resorption. • Determination of exact root apex lo- cation in pre-surgical planning. True all-in-one units The Planmeca ProMax 3Ds and 3D offer the following, according to Planmeca: • CBCT, panoramic, anatomically ac- curate extraoral bitewings and optional cephalometric imaging. • Optional 2D SmartPan™ so 2-D and 3-D images can be taken with the same sensor. • Optional Planmeca ProFace™ 3D fa- cial photo for advanced case presenta- tion, operation pre-planning and treat- ment follow-up. You can visit Planmeca in the Califor- nia Dental Association exhibit hall in booth Nos. 1636 and 1936, learn more on- line at www.planmecausa.com, or call the company at (855) 245-2908. (Source: Planmeca USA) “ NOISE-FREE, page A15 Planmeca AINO removes noise from CBCT images without compromising diagnostic quality (top image uses filter, lower doesn’t). Conclusions It is clear a correctly functioning tongue acts as a natural retainer, but when a pa- tient habitually breathes through his or her mouth, the tongue is prevented from functioning in this correct way. In contrast, when the mouth remains closed and the tonguesitscorrectly,increasedorthodontic stability can be expected. Furthermore, when a patient maintains a closed-mouth posture and high-tongue posture, treatment time can be expected to lessen as forces exerted on the teeth and jaws will work favorably. Finally, it has been well-documented mouth breathing is not in the best interests of health, growth and correct development.16,17 Therefore, it is reasonable to assume encouraging correct functional breathing patterns will have a much more far-reaching effect than just correcting crooked teeth and jaws. Sim- ply fixing the teeth and jaws is potentially missing a huge piece of the puzzle at the expenseofpossiblehealthgainsandfuture orthodontic stability. ÿ References 1 Prevalence of malocclusion and orthodontic treatment need in children and adolescents in Bogotá, Columbia. Birgit Thilander, Lucia Pena, Clementina Infante, Sara Stella Parada, Clara de Mayorga. European Journal of Or- thodontics. 2 Prevalence and distribution by gender of oc- clusal characteristics in a sample of Italian secondary school students: a cross-sectional study. Fabio Ciuffolo, Lamberta Manzoli, Mi- chele D’Attilo, Simona Tecco, Filippo Mura- tore, Felice Festa, Ferdinando Romano. Euro- pean Journal of Orthodontics. 3 SoftTissueDysfunction:amissingcluewhen treating malocclusions. German O. Ramirez- Yanez, Chris Farrell. International Journal of Functional Orthopedics (2005). 4 Muscling in on the truth. Rohan Wijey. Aus- tralasian Dental Practice. 5 Insights into Orthodontic Treatment. Ger- man O. Ramirez-Yanez. Dental Asia (July/Au- gust 2006). 6 The Trainer System in the context of treating malocclusions. German O. Ramirez-Yanez. Ortho Tribune (August / September 2009). 7 Mouth breathing in allergic children: Its rela- tionship to dentofacial development. Dante Bresolin, DDS, MSD, Peter A. Sharpiro, DDS, MSD, Gail G Shapiro, GMD, Chapko, MK PhD, and Dassel, S MD Brasilia, DF, Brazil, and Se- attle, Wash. American Journal of Orthodon- tics and Dentofacial Orthopedics 1983. 8 Prevalence of malocclusion among mouth breathing children: do expectations meet re- ality? Souki BQ, Pimenta GB, Souki MQ, Fran- co LP, Becker HM, Pinto JA, Federal University ofMinasGerais,OutpatientClinicforMouth- Breathers, Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2009 May; 73(5):767–773. 9 Etiology, clinical manifestations and concur- rent findings in mouth-breathing children. Abreu RR, Rocha RL, Lamounier JA, Guerra AF. J Pediatr (Rio J) 2008 Nov–Dec; 84(6):529– 535. 10 Radiological evaluation of facial types in mouth breathing children: a retrospective study. Costa JR, Pereira SR, Weckx LL, Pigna- tari SN, Uema SF. Int J Orthod Milwaukee. 2008 Winter; 19(4): 13–16. 11 The negative effect of mouth breathing on the body and development of the child. Flut- ter J. Int J Orthod Milwaukee. 2006 Summer; 17(2):31–37. 12 Nasal Obstruction and Facial Growth: The Strength of Evidence for Clinical Assump- tions. Katherine W. L. Vig, BDS, MS, FDS, DOrth. Dentofacial Ortholi 1998; 113:663–711. 13 Insights into Orthodontic Treatment. Ger- man O. Ramirez-Yanez. Dental Asia (July/Au- gust 2006). 14 The Trainer System in the context of treating malocclusions. German O. Ramirez-Yanez. Ortho Tribune (August/September 2009). 15 High nitric oxide production in human para- nasal sinuses. Lundberg JO, Farkas-Szallasi T, Weitzberg E, Rinder J, Lidholm J, Anggaard A, Hokfelt T, Lundberg JM, Alving K. Nat Med 1995 April; 1 (4):370–373. 16 The negative effect of mouth breathing on the body and development of the child. Flut- ter J. Int J Orthod Milwaukee. 2006 Summer; 17(2):31–37. 17 Nasal Obstruction and Facial Growth: The Strength of Evidence for Clinical Assump- tions. Katherine W. L. Vig, BDS, MS, FDS, DOrth. Dentofacial Ortholi 1998; 113:663–11. “ STABILITY, page A8

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