Orthodontic Appliances

Rischi del trattamento ortodontico

P. Auconi

2007/3 — pag. 161-166

The popularity of orthodontic devices masks the difficulties encountered in their use: the need for constant and continued engagement and possible side-effects, which may occasionally be serious. Besides helping the dentist in early diagnosis of malo...

Trattamento ortognadontico del bambino con sindrome delle apnee ostruttive del sonno (OSAS)

A. Buccheri, G. Dilella

2005/2

Trattamento ortognatodontico del bambino con sindrome delle apnee ostruttive del sonno (OSAS)

A. Buccheri, G. Dilella

2005/2 — pag. 122-123

Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Syndrome (OSAS) is a breathing disturbance, characterised by breathing halts during sleep, which affects 1-3% of children. Therapy is different according to OSAS aetiology and it can consist of either medical or surgical ...

La respirazione orale e il ruolo della malocclusione

E. Bernkopf, V. Breoia, A. Bertarini, et al.

2002/2 — pag. 107-112

Abnormal development of cranio-mandibular structures may represent an alternative, or complementary, explanation for many cases of oral breathing and obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome in childhood. They report the beneficial and prompt effects on s...