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Background and Objectives: Evaluation of the levels of cytokine and bone metabolic biomarkers (BMBs) in patients receiving fixed orthodontic therapy (FOT) and Invisalign. Materials and Methods: Sixty participants were enrolled after meeting the predefined inclusion criteria. Patients then underwent either FOT or Invisalign by allocating them randomly to each group (n = 30). The basic periodontal assessment was performed, including the plaque index (PI), gingival index (GI), and bleeding on probing (BoP), at baseline and again after 4 weeks. Gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) samples were taken from each individual at baseline and after 4 weeks. An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) technique was used to determine the cytokine and BMB levels. An unpaired t-test compared the FOT and Invisalign group's means and SDs. Paired t-tests examined the difference between T0 baseline and T1. Results: Patients treated with either FOT or Invisalign presented no statistically significant difference in terms of periodontal parameters such as PI, GI, and BoP (p > 0.05). The levels of IL-6 were significantly higher in patients treated with FOT as compared to Invisalign at T1 (p < 0.05) The other tested cytokines, IL-10, 13, 17, and GM-CSF, were not significantly different in either the FOT or Invisalign group at baseline and 4 weeks follow-up (p > 0.05). Regarding BMBs, it was detected that NTx and OC levels in both of the investigated groups were not significantly different at baseline and after 4 weeks (p > 0.05). However, NTx levels rose significantly (p < 0.05) and OC levels fell from T0 to T1. Conclusions: FOT and Invisalign displayed comparable outcomes in terms of cytokine and BMB levels. However, only IL-6 and NTx were significantly different at week 4 from baseline. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective of this study was to highlight the prevalence of impacted canines in orthodontic patients of Al-Qurayyat, Al-Jouf, Saudi Arabia. Two thousand two hundred and thirty nine patients visiting the Department of Orthodontics, Qurayyat Specialized Dental Center, were included in this study. The study was conducted from year 2012 to 2015. Frequency and percentages of the patients were recorded. Total number of males were n= 836(37.34%) and females n= 1403(62.66%). The mean age of the patients was 22.92 ± 8.43. N=97/2239(4.33%) patients were diagnosed with impacted canines. Maxilla was the most common site of impaction, n=89/97(91.75%). Within maxilla, impacted canines were seen mostly as unilateral n=75(84.27%) and on left side n=59(66.3%). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective of this study was aimed to highlight the frequency and prevalence of oral pathological lesions. Four hundred and twenty five patients visiting the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery/ Oral Medicine of Qurayyat Specialized Dental Center, Al-Qurayyat, Saudi Arabia, were included in the study. The study was conducted from year 2011 to 2015. Frequency of patients was noted. Males were 260/425 (61.2%) and females 165/425 (38.8%). Age range was 6-77 years with mean 38.4 + 13.65. Reactive lesions were the most common occurrences, diagnosed in 425 cases (8.94%), and followed by fungal infections (7.8%), lichen planus (7.1%) and pulp and periapical lesions (6.82%). Most common malignant lesion was squamous cell carcinoma 4.7 % (30/425). Most common salivary gland pathology was mucoepidermoid carcinoma 3.1% (13/425). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]