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Aim of the study. Orthodontic treatment intends to create a harmony between dental, muscular and osseous components. The purpose of this study was to evaluate, using proportional indexes, the effect of functional therapy on facial aesthetics rehabilitation, in class II/1 patients. Material and methods. We selected 60 patients with class II/1 malocclusion, aged between 6 and 12 years, treated with functional appliances. Specific indexes on standard photography at the beginning and the end of the treatment were assessed: F2- Lower face-face height, F3-Mandibulo-face height, F4-Mandibulo-upper face height, F5-Mandibulo-lower face height. Results. Statistically significant differences were noticed for F4 and F5 (p

Lower incisor and its position in mandibular arch and in facial pattern are con­sidered to be particularly important when we establish orthodontic diagnostic and treatment plan. In our study, we aim to determine which dental and skeletal pattern are recurrent in orthodontic patients from urban area (Cluj Napoca, Romania) and correlate the data with lower incisor position and standard cephalometric values. An observational analytic longitudinal prospective study was conducted, based on lateral cephalograms. Cephalometric parameters analysed were: Interincisive Angle, FMIA, IMPA, ANB. The analysis of IMPA, revealed values that are greater than those considered to be the normal. In our study group, FMIA value was significantly and highly correlated with the interincisal angle (p

Aim of the study .The open bite is a part of dentomaxillary anomalies and is classified by anatomic open bite and functional open bite. In this study, we demonstrated the frequency of the open bite , the dysfunctional factors involved as well as the etiopathogenesis of the anomaly. Materials and methods. We did a retrospective study for a group of 290 patients who were treated at the clinic Orthodontics “Iuliu Haţieganu” Cluj Napoca (2015-2017). The study was based on data collected from completed forms for each patient. Results. The data were systematized in tables and were subjected to statistical analysis. Our study focuses on a group of 290 patients of which 26 (9%) have an open bite, and 264 patients (91%) have other dentomaxillary anomalies. Conclusions . Prophylaxis means and interception will eliminate dysfunctional factors and ensure the normal development of the dentomaxillary apparatus.

Facial palsy and paralysis causes facial asymmetry, with negative effects on the functions of the stomatognathic system and on the quality of life of the affected patients. These patients have multiple risks in the dental office because of the extremely diverse etiological factors that can be found in facial paralysis. This paper addresses clinical aspects of central and peripheral facial paralysis, with examples of clinical cases and differential diagnosis of these disorders. The risks that the dentist should evaluate in the patient with facial paralysis and the way in which these can interfere with dental treatment are also considered.

The term molar-incisor hypomineralization describes an entity characterized by the hypomineralization of permanent first molars and commonly affecting permanent incisors. The aim of this paper was to describe a case of a female patient attended with dental sensibility and phonetic difficulties. We emphasis on the complex approach of this case and the importance of regular follow up, in order to achiev aesthetic and functional rehabilitation. Unfortunatelly, patient and familly support was unconstant and treatment results were above expectation. In conclusion, MIH treatment impeel short and long term stategy for accurate resultas.

The treatment of the stomatognat system dysfunction is a complex one and depends on the diagnosis and symptomatology to each case.The aim of this study is to identify the clinical signs of muscle in the dysfunctional syndrome and also the type of treatment applied successfully or failure.Materials and methods. This study includes 952 patients treated, 462 men and 490 women between 18 and 80 years old. The results obtained after the clinical and paraclinical examinations were processed with the special statistical programs.* Microsoft Excel and Statistic 2000.Results. Discutions. One of the dysfunctional syndrome factor is the stress. The results of this study showed that only 11% of patients recognize the presence of the sress in their lives. The muscle relaxation is another stage of treatment by applying occlusal interceptors. Our study releaved that the application of relaxation splints for 15% of cases had good results. Other patients have benefited symptomatic therapy : 18% of cases hydrotermotherapy,9% of cases fototherapy, 14% of cases ultrasonotherapy and 31% of cases medicinal therapy with miorelaxants.Conclusions. The treatment of neuromuscular component is associated in most of the cases with specify therapy of the other component of the stomatognat system.

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to track the frequency of agenesis in a group of children and adolescents who underwent treatment at the Orthodontic Clinic in Cluj-Napoca between 2014 and 2017. Material and Method: We studied a group of 700 children aged 7-18 years. Classification was based on gender, clinical abnormalities, teeth, associated anomalies. Results: In our study, 4% of patients had at least one dental agenesis, the upper lateral incisors being the most frequently affected (47%). In terms of gender, the female was affected with a higher percentage (69%). Conclusions: Treatment of hypodontia is often an individualized interdisciplinary treatment, depending on the severity of the anomaly and associated general diseases

Oral clinical manifestations of ectodermal dysplasia are in a wide variety, ranging from the presence of 2 or 4 to 6 teeth (oligodontia) usually with abnormal shape and size, with short, curved and thin roots to subtotal anodontia or total anodontia. There is no rule regarding missing teeth, nor the position or form under which they are found. Often the position of the teeth on the arcade is unfavorable, requiring a complex interdisciplinary treatment, involving the orthodontic repositioning first, followed by the prosthetic restoration through the infant prosthesis during childhood, and ultimately over-implant prosthetic restoration after the end of the growth process. For oral rehabilitation it is essential to know the age of the patient, the number and condition of the teeth present, and the level of the growth process.A 4-year-old patient who visited our clinic was treated only prosthetically, because the clinical situation allowed us to address this treatment option. Infant prostheses were applied at this age, the final treatment plan having as objective the rehabilitation of all the functions affected by supraimplantation prostheses after the end of the growth processes.