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Objective: Socio-demographic factors have been said to affect the perception of midline diastema. Aesthetic importance of maxillary midline diastema varies in individuals and there is no common consensus on the registration of diameter of maxillary midline diastema. The aim of the study was therefore to determine the acceptable width of diastema among a group of Nigerian subjects and the effect of their socio-demographic factors on the perception of midline diastema. Method: Subjects aged 19-45 yrs were recruited from the 6 geopolitical zone of Nigeria. A structured questionnaire was administered to participants. The questionnaire sought for information such as age, gender, profession, presence of midline diastema and created diastema. The questionnaire included a coloured smile photograph with digitally altered varying sizes of diastema (2mm - 6mm). Subject rated the different coloured photographs using the rating scale (very attractive =1, attractive =2, accepted =3, unattractive =4, and very unattractive =5). Data were analyzed with the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 16.0 (SPPS Inc, Chicago IL). Result: A total of 374 participants aged 19 – 45 years was involved in this study. Majority (52.1%) were females and mean age was 37.07+/-0.63 years. Only 30.2% had midline diastema out of which 12% was artificially created. Majority (86.7%) of the created diastema was done by the dentist. Age (p=0.024) and level of education (p=0.017) had a significant relationship with perception of midline diastema. Older subjects and those with lower educational level considered midline diastema a sign of beauty. Majority of the participants perceived the 2-4mm midline diastema attractive and 5-7mm midline diastema unattractive. Conclusion: It can be concluded from this study that a relationship exists between age and perception of midline diastema. The acceptable width of the midline diastema in this study is 2mm-4mm.

Diastema closure is a frequently requested, technique-sensitive cosmetic procedure. There are many techniques and materials that can be employed to close diastemas. While direct composite techniques can be economical and successful, they do present challenges in achieving satisfactory clinical and esthetic results. Traditional porcelain veneer placement may offer an excellent esthetic result, but typically requires the removal of tooth structure; as such, this is an irreversible procedure. The present article reports the case of a maxillary midline diastema closure in a healthy dentition by means of sectional porcelain veneers simply cemented onto the natural teeth and without tooth preparation. A step-by-step procedure is proposed for illustrating the proper implementation of an additive-only and noninvasive indirect technique that yields a satisfactory clinical and esthetic outcome for clinician and patient. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: Pathological tooth migration (PTM) is an esthetic and functional problem that may be associated with multiple etiological factors. The purpose of this cross-sectional epidemiological study is to determine prevalence of PTM among periodontitis patients and investigate the association of various contributing factors such as tongue thrusting, missing posteriors, trauma from occlusion, class II malocclusion, and aberrant frenum. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with a total of 445 participants (age of 25–65 years) with chronic periodontitis. Results: Comparison of categorical values was done using Chi-square test and continuous variables were done using independent-sample t-test. Statistically significant results were seen in patients with tongue thrusting (P < 0.002), missing posteriors (P < 0.032), trauma from occlusion (P < 0.007). The results are not statistically significant with abnormal frenum, class II malocclusion. Conclusion: We conclude that tongue thrusting, missing posteriors, and trauma from occlusion are associated with PTM in periodontitis patients. Though class II malocclussion and aberrant frenum are seen in patients with pathological migration, significant association is not present.

Objective: This study aimed to use eye tracking to analyse people's visual perceptions of smiles with a diastema between the maxillary central and lateral incisors, based on different categories of observers.Setting and Sample Populations: An image of a diastema between the maxillary central and lateral incisors was shown to dental students and laypeople.Materials and Methods: Our null hypothesis was that there would be no difference in the visual perception of the different graduations of diastemas between the two groups. The diastemas were edited in Photoshop® to gradually increase the distance between the maxillary central and lateral incisors from no diastema to 1.5 mm and 3.5 mm diastemas. These diastemas were evaluated by using a TheEyeTribe© tracker in conjunction with OGAMA© 5.0 software. A total of 37 dental students and 33 laypeople looked at eight randomly arranged images of smiles. The data were analyzed using color coded maps, scanpaths, and the Kruskal-Wallis test with a level of significance of 5%.Results: Laypeople tended to observe the eyes, focusing more on the right than the left, and spent less time focusing on the diastema region than did the dental students. There were differences for the same magnitude of diastema within participant groups. As the width of the diastema increased, both students and laypeople focused more on the diastema region.Conclusions: The two groups of evaluators presented different perceptions of smiles in cases of diastema between the maxillary central and lateral incisors when evaluated using eye-tracking. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

To evaluate the stability of maxillary interincisor diastema closure and the relationship between space relapse and interincisor diastema width, overjet, overbite, angulations between adjacent maxillary anterior teeth and presence of intermaxillary osseous cleft after orthodontic treatment with extractions. Twenty-four individuals with a maxillary interincisor diastema pretreatment, treated with maxillary first premolar extractions were evaluated. Dental casts and panoramic radiographs taken at pretreatment (T1), posttreatment (T2), and posttreatment follow-up (T3) were assessed. Periapical radiographs at T1 and T2 were also evaluated. Diastema relapse was assumed when T3-T2 interincisor space change was greater than zero. Diastema relapse was considered clinically significant when it was at least 0.50 mm. Data were analyzed using repeated-measures analysis of variance followed by post hoc Tukey tests or Friedman followed by Wilcoxon tests. T-test or Mann-Whitney U-test, Pearson correlation coefficient, and multiple linear regression analyses were also performed. No statistically significant relapse of maxillary interincisor diastemas was found. The percentage of clinically significant relapse of the maxillary interincisor diastemas was 27.78%. Specifically, for the interincisor midline diastema, it was 8.33%. Maxillary interincisor diastema closure showed no statistically significant relapse after orthodontic treatment with premolar extractions. Clinically significant stability for maxillary interincisor diastema closure was 72.22% and, specifically, for interincisor midline diastema closure, it was 91.67%. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper aims to report a clinical case of closure of inter-incisive diastema by the technique of direct restoration with composite resin. A female patient attended the Integrated Adult Clinic complaining about the aesthetics of her smile due to the yellow color and a space between the upper incisor teeth. In the clinical examination, the presence of mesial diastema between teeth 11 and 21 was noted. A treatment plan was made, in which the patient was suggested to close the diastema by means of direct restorations with composite resin. After the patient's approval, the color of the teeth was selected with the aid of the Vita Scale and it was proposed to perform a whitening procedure before the restorative treatment. After bleaching and after waiting 21 days for color stabilization, the restorative stage began, which consisted of the acid attack followed by the application of the adhesive system. The composite resin was placed in 1mm increments with the aid of polyester tape in order to reestablish the palatal wall and interproximal contact. Subsequently, the resin was placed up to the buccal surface, respecting the dental anatomy. One week after the restoration, finishing and polishing was carried out with fine-grained cone-shaped diamond tips, sanding discs, felt disc and diamond paste. The satisfactory result after the closure of the diastema by the direct technique in composite resin proved to be a viable treatment option, since it restored the function and aesthetics of the patient's smile. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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A striking new species of Diastema , D. fimbratiloba , is described from Ucayali Region, along the eastern Andean slopes in central Peru. The new species has a fimbriate lower corolla lobe, a feature not previously documented in the genus. We also provide a general comparison of the newly described species and morphologically related species in the context of the taxonomy and phylogeny of the poorly known genus Diastema. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: Implantology or implant dentistry is growing fast during last four decades. Facing the growing demand of implant treatment, there are extreme challenges to clinicians and researchers. First is peri-implantitis with remarkable prevalence. Though investigators have revealed that the etiology of the peri-implant infection is similar to periodontitis, clinically there is no effective treatment. Second, implantation in patients with severe systemic conditions, i.e., severe diabetes, lupus, osteoporosis, organ transplant, and cancer with intensive radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy, is another challenge to implant treatment for lack of scientific research data. Animal models are crucial to help investigators reveal the mechanisms underlying these disorders. Murine models are used most commonly. Rats are the better subject in dental implant research, due to mice could not provide clinical compatible and macro-level measurable data for implant osseointegration and peri-implantitis in oral cavity for lacking enough cancellous bone to support an implant more than 1 mm in length. Objective: Our aim of this research is to find a clinical comparable rat dental implant model. Methods: Six male Sprague-Dawley rats with body weight more than 500 g were used in the experiment. Each rat received two implants. One implant was placed at maxillary diastema in each side. Seven weeks after the implantation, only one implant successfully osseointegrated without movement and inflammation. Implant success and failure rate is analyzed by using Clopper-Pearson's exact method at 95% confidence interval. Results: The present data indicate that the true success rate of implantation in maxillary natural diastema in rat is less than 38.4% at a confident level of 95%. Meanwhile, Micro-CT indicates maxillary first molar position will be a promising site for implantation. Conclusion: Maxillary nature diastema may not be an appropriate site for implantation research for its low successful rate, but maxillary first molar position could be a candidate for implantation research. Further researches are required to illustrate the details. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Diastema is a latin term of greek origin incorporated into Terminologia Anatomica under the code A05.1.03.078. Odontologically, it is an interdental space located between teeth adjacent to the dental arch, its presence being normal in the period of mixed dentition. Dictionaries of the Spanish, Greek and Latin languages, of medical and etymological terms were consulted, in search of the initial occurrences of the term Diastema and its subsequent uses in history. The search reported that Diastema has been used to indicate a distance or interval, referring to places, times and even between musical tones. In the area of medical sciences, it is a term that has indicated the separation between the fingers or the virtual space created by insufflation of the lungs, being its closest approach to morphology in the veterinary area to designate the space that separates the incisors and molars tooth, especially in rodents and ruminants. To be consistent with the current guidelines of the International Federative Program of Anatomical Terminology and the terminological agreements of the Ibero-Latin American Symposia of Anatomical, Histological and Embryological Terminology, we suggest the replacement of the Diastema period with Spatium interdentale, as an advance in accuracy and description of the structure incorporated into Terminologia Anatomica. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

An abnormal upper labial frenum is capable of retracting the gingival margin, creating a diastema, limiting lip movement, and in cases of a high smile line, affecting esthetics also. When an abnormal frenum is present, frenectomy is advised. This technique has been modified in many ways. But in most of the techniques the zone of attached gingiva and esthetics are not considered. This case report highlights a new technique of frenectomy that results in good esthetics, excellent color match, gain in attached gingiva, and healing by primary intention at the site of the thick, extensive abnormal frenum. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction: Class III malocclusions present a challenge for clinical management despite having a strong genetic base, these present a multifactorial etiology and must be early diagnosed to achieve success in their treatment and depends on an adequate diagnosis, timely intervention and the collaboration of patients. Clinical case: a 12-year-old female, white patient with a health history who visits the Orthodontic Clinic due to facial deformity and occlusal alterations in which anamnesis appears to be a precursor for maintaining a milk-bottle habit and lingual thrust, having bilateral molar ratio of mesioclusion, diastemas, negative highlight of -0.5 mm at level 11, exceeding 0 mm and discordant with bony bases. A therapeutic modality that combined with a fixed device (synergy system) was applied with the use of a chin rest for the correction of skeletal abnormalities and occlusion. Conclusions: with the treatment, it was possible to reestablish functional and aesthetic dental occlusion as well as a harmonic profile.

Bir diastema kapatma işlemi sonrasında hastanın beklenmeyen davranışıEstetik görünümden uzak dişlerin çözümünü bulmak ve estetik restorasyonlar yapmak yeni materyaller ve teknikler sayesinde artık çok kolaylaşmıştır. Hastaların en büyük estetik şikayetlerinden biri maksilla orta hat diasteması’dır. Labial frenulumdan konjenital sebeplere kadar pek çok farklı nedenlerden dolayı orta hat diasteması oluşabilir. Orta hat diastema tedavi tekniklerinden biri dişlerin kompozit materyali ile restore edilmesidir. Wax-up model üzerinde silikon anahtar hazırlanarak kompozit materyalle yapılmış diastema kapatma yöntemi pratik, basit, öngörülebilir ve uygun fiyatlı bir minimal invaziv tekniktir. Bu olgu sunumunda; restoratif diş hekimliğinde yaygın bir tedavi şekli olan diastema kapatma işleminin hastanın model üzerinde onayladığı ve bitim sonrasında da beğendiği restorasyonları daha sonrasında yaşadığı kararsızlık sebebiyle 2 gün içinde söktürtmesi anlatılmaktadır. 24 yaşındaki bayan hasta üst ön dişleri arasındaki ~4mm genişliğindeki diastema şikâyeti ile kliniğimize başvurmuştur. Planlanan tedavi hakkında gerekli bilgilendirmeler yapıldıktan sonra hastamız restorasyonları onayladığına dair onam formunu imzalamış ve tedavilere başlanmış ve nanohibrit kompozit materyal ile restorasyonlar tamamlanmıştır. Sonuç olarak, kararsız hastalarda invaziv bir işleme başlamadan önce, hastanın yeni yapılan restorasyonlara alışma süresi de göz önünde bulundurularak, başlangıç tedavisi olarak kompozit lamina veneerleri tercih etmek çok daha yerinde bir tedavi yöntemi olacaktır.

Introducción: El Mesiodens es un diente supernumerario que se forma en la línea media entre los incisivos centrales superiores, más frecuentemente en la dentición permanente y en pacientes de sexo masculino. Su etiología es bastante desconocida, pero la hiperactividad de la lámina dentaria es la teoría más aceptada. Se presenta asociado a otras complicaciones, como el diastema interincisivo, que puede también estar asociado a la inserción anormal del frenillo labial superior, provocando alteraciones en la estética dentaria. El objetivo de este trabajo fue comunicar sobre un caso clínico de exodoncia de un mesiodens y de la resección del frenillo labial superior en un solo procedimiento quirúrgico, con seguimiento del cierre fisiológico del diastema luego de 1 año. Reporte de caso: El presente trabajo reporta el caso de un niño, de 11 años de edad, que ingresó a la clínica-escuela de Odontopediatría de la Facultad Independiente del Nordeste acompañado por su madre, con queja estética de separación dental. Después de la anamnesis, examen clínico y radiográfico se diagnosticó la presencia de mesiodens e inserción anormal del frenillo labial superior. Se seleccionó como tratamiento una técnica quirúrgica combinada de exodoncia del mesiodens y frenectomía en una misma sesión, con seguimiento de un año y observación del cierre progresivo del diastema entre los incisivos. Conclusión: El diagnóstico correcto de dientes supernumerarios y anormalidades del frenillo es fundamental, a través de un buen examen clínico y radiográfico para la realización del tratamiento individualizado, siendo exitoso en este caso la combinación quirúrgica.

O freio também chamado de frênulo labial é uma pregafina, que liga o lábio e a bochecha à mucosa alveolar e/ou gengiva e periósteo subjacente. Normalmente, tem formato triangular ou em leque com a base voltada para o lábio ou mucosa gengival. Com o desenvolvimento da dentição o freio reduz sua amplitude tornando-se fino e estreito, porém se permanecer inserido na papila palatina ou na margem gengival desenvolve uma patologia denominada de freio teto labial persistente, podendo causar efeitos estéticos desagradáveis (diastema mediano), formação de bolsas periodontais, recessão gengival, interferir na escovação, na fonética, e no movimento labial. Este artigo tem como objetivo relatar a importância de um diagnóstico precoce de freio teto labial superior persistente e instituir a melhor forma de tratamento. O caso clínico se refere a uma paciente de sete anos de idade, gênero feminino, que após a erupção dos incisivos centrais e laterais superiores apresentava clinicamente um diastema mediano superior. Após exame clínico e radiográfico, inicialmente foi planejada a cirurgia da frenectomia labial e após, a complementação com tratamento ortodôntico, utilizando-se o aparelho removível com grampos anteriores, para o fechamento do diastema. O prognóstico foi favorável restabelecendo-se assim a autoestima da paciente.

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic, autoimmune inflammatory disorder of the central nervous system (CNS) that affects myelinated axons, destroying the myelin and damaging axons to varying degrees. The course of MS is highly varied and unpredictable. Metals used during orthodontic treatment can negatively affect imaging techniques used to diagnose and monitor the progression of MS, while medications used to treat MS can negatively affect orthodontic tooth movement. The present case report highlights some of the challenges encountered during orthodontic treatment of a patient with MS and how to overcome them. The patient was a 20-year-old woman with complaints of diastema and spacing in the upper arch. Although closing the spaces was challenging due to some of the MS medications, she was treated successfully, without complications, within 20 months using closing loops.

Diastemaların direkt adeziv restorasyonlarla kapatılması oldukça pratik ve konservatif bir yöntem olarak kabul edilmiştir. Adeziv rezin kompozit teknolojisi, diş hekimlerine herhangi bir madde kaybına neden olmadan dişler arasındaki boşlukları kapatabilme ve dişleri şekillendirebilme olanağı sunmuştur. Bu olgu sunumu polidiastema ve lateral eksikliğine sahip iki bireyin tedavisini içermektedir. Bu olgu sunumlarında diastemalar, herhangi bir preparasyon gerektirmeksizin tek seansta direkt kompozit rezin restorsayonlarla tedavi edilmiştir. Dişlerin renk seçimi ve izolasyonunun ardından etch and rinse sistem (Single Bond 2) diş yüzeylerine uygulanmış ve nanohibrit rezin kompozit (Filtek Ultimate) üretici firmanın önerileri doğrultularında dişlerin mezial yüzeylerine tabakalı olarak uygulanmıştır. Direkt adeziv restorasyonlar, hastanın son kontrolleri sırasında klinik olarak başarılı kabul edilmişlerdir. Direkt adeziv restorasyonlar, diastemaların tedavisinde, estetik, fonksiyonel ve biyolojik olarak kabul edilir ve önerilebilirler.

A presença de dentes supranumerários entre incisivos centrais superiores (mesiodens), causa alterações como diastemas, alterações funcionais e estéticas. Esses dentes são anormais na cavidade bucal e podem ocorrer tanto na dentição decídua como na dentição permanente. O objetivo deste estudo é apresentar dois casos clínicos, sobre um dente supranumerário entre os incisivos centrais superiores decíduos que (está impactado no dente decíduo), e um supranumerário entre os incisivos centrais superiores na dentição permanente. Os pacientes compareceram acompanhados de seus responsáveis incomodados com a estética deum dente na região anterior superior. O exame clínico e radiográfico revelou a presença de um dente supranumerário com raiz complemente formada, causando diastema na região da maxila. O plano de tratamento consistiu em remoção cirúrgica do supranumerário, para evitar maiores complicações que estes dentes poderiam causar.

Introduction: This study aimed to compare the characteristics of pleasant and unpleasant smiles from the perception of laypeople., Methods: Two-hundred posed smile photographs were obtained from adult participants with no anomaly, restoration, or severe crowding and spacing in anterior teeth. Photographs were shown to 26 judges to give each photograph a score for attractiveness. Upper and lower quartiles for the most and least rated smiles were determined, and variables including gingival display, smile arc, midline deviation, buccal corridor, smile width, tooth rotation or malposition, diastema, upper and lower vermilion show, and tooth form were measured. Independent-sample t test and Pearson chi-square analysis were used to determine the differences between the pleasant and unpleasant groups for quantitative and qualitative variables, respectively. The linear regression model revealed variables with the most significant impact on the mean score., Results: All quantitative and qualitative variables except tooth form significantly differed between pleasant and unpleasant smile groups (P <0.05). The consonant smile arc was associated with an increase of 12.59% in mean scores compared with the inconsonant smile arc. Each tooth reported with malposition was correlated with a decrease of 9.37% in the scores. In the same way, each 1-mm increase in midline diastema and occlusal cant coincided with a drop of 8.73% and 3.59% in scores, respectively., Conclusions: The results of this study suggested that smile arc, tooth malposition, midline diastema, and occlusal plane canting had the most impact on smile esthetics and should be given priority by orthodontists in the treatment plan of choice., (Copyright © 2023 American Association of Orthodontists. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)

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We present the case of a 12 years-old male patient with maxillary diastema induced and maintained by labial frenum in which we performed a laser-assisted labial frenectomy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Introducción: son muchos los factores que influyen en el éxito del tratamiento cosmético para el cierre del Diastema Central, debido a las múltiples etiologías que provocan la presencia de esta entidad. Dentro de ellas, la avulsión traumática de uno de los incisivos centrales constituye una de las principales y más complejas problemáticas a solucionar. Objetivo: describir un caso de cierre de diastema central maxilar para el restablecimiento de la estética de un paciente, con el uso de resina nanoparticulada como material restaurador. Presentación del caso: como parte del tratamiento a un paciente masculino de 25 años de edad, con retraso mental ligero y antecedente de traumatismo dentario con avulsión del incisivo central superior derecho 1.1., se realizó el cierre de diastema central superior con la aplicación de resina nanoparticulada, previa preparación biomecánica y grabado ácido. Conclusiones: el cierre de diastema central maxilar con resina nanoparticulada, constituye una alternativa terapéutica que beneficia notablemente al paciente. A través de una secuencia de pasos propuestos, que ofrecen numerosas ventajas en comparación al presentado por otros autores en casos similares, se logró solucionar en una sola visita la preocupación estética de un paciente de 25 años con retraso mental ligero, mediante un adecuado diagnóstico clínico y planificación rigurosa del tratamiento.

This case report describes a treatment of big diastema with hybrid ceramic restorative material, using chairside CAD/CAM system with veneer technique.

Among the relapsed cases of orthodontics, midline diastema is the one with highest chances of relapse and which may require re treatment. Since retreating with conventional orthodontic means may be a difficult phase for patients, here we discuss about an appliance to correct the relapsed diastema. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Abstract Woolly hair nevus is a rare condition characterized by a structural anomaly of the hair, restricted to certain areas of the scalp. The hair becomes coiled and slightly hypopigmented. The term woolly hair refers to changes that affect all the scalp and has a hereditary character. We present a case of woolly hair nevus, that developed at the age of 2 years, associated with dental diastema and verrucous epidermal nevus.

This case report presents a new technique for sectional veneer fabrication and diastema restoration with a prefabricated composite veneer. For the purpose of diastema restoration, a prefabricated sectional veneer provides the same benefits of a traditional ceramic sectional veneer (highly esthetic restoration with no need for tooth preparation) but involves a less technically demanding and time-consuming clinical procedure and a less delicate restoration with a reduced risk of accidental breakage and post-bonding crack formation. The technique presented in this case report bridges the gap between a direct and indirect technique for diastema restoration and introduces a new treatment option to close anterior spacing with a highly esthetic sectional veneer in a predictable and timely manner.