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Recent Advances in Orthodontics and Dental Medicine

A special issue of Medicina (ISSN 1648-9144). This special issue belongs to the section "Dentistry and Oral Health".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 November 2025 | Viewed by 1665

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Mariana Pacurar

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Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Târgu Mureș, 540142 Targu-Mures, Romania
Interests: orthodontics; multidisciplinary treatment; growth and development
Dr. Dana Gabriela Festila

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Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Faculty of Dental Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Iuliu Haţieganu”, 400349 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Interests: orthodontics; multidisciplinary treatment; growth and development
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to invite you to contribute to our Special Issue entitled “Recent Advances in Orthodontics and Dental Medicine,” which will be published in the MDPI Journal Medicina (Q1).

This Special Issue addresses the continuous development of and research on the dentistry field, with orthodontics being the focal point. Topics include the diagnosis and novelty of the treatment options, artificial intelligence use in dentistry, digital planning, skeletal anchorage in orthodontic treatment, treatment individualization, surgery-first approaches in combined orthodontic–orthognathic cases, oral tissue regeneration, new materials and oral medical devices, imagistic use in dentistry, and new approaches for treating TMJ disorders.

This Special Issue will offer an overview of existing and new research topics related to dentistry and orthodontics, expanding on the current knowledge and adding important insights related to new and individualized treatment approaches.

Prof. Dr. Mariana Pacurar
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Dr. Dana Gabriela Festila
Guest Editor Assistant

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Keywords

  • artificial intelligence
  • digital planning
  • individualization
  • surgery first
  • oral medical devices
  • imagistics
  • TMJ disorder treatment

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Evaluation of Upper Airway Width and Facial Height Cephalometric Parameters in Adult Caucasians with Skeletal Class I and Class III Malocclusion
by George Popa, Dana-Cristina Bratu, Sorin Gheorghe Mihali, Silvia Izabella Pop, Bianca Dragoș, Remus-Christian Bratu, Anca Tudor and Anca Jivănescu
Medicina 2025, 61(3), 463; https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina61030463 - 6 Mar 2025
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Background and Objectives: The main objectives of our study were to assess sexual dimorphism and to compare the facial height, as well as the anteroposterior width of the upper airway, within adult Caucasians diagnosed with skeletal Class I and skeletal Class III [...] Read more.
Background and Objectives: The main objectives of our study were to assess sexual dimorphism and to compare the facial height, as well as the anteroposterior width of the upper airway, within adult Caucasians diagnosed with skeletal Class I and skeletal Class III malocclusion, based on a number of angular and linear cephalometric parameters. Materials and Methods: One hundred lateral cephalograms were selected from orthodontic adult Caucasian patients from western Romania. Several angular parameters (SNA, SNB, ANB, FMA, Y–FH, Ba–S–PNS and NL–ML angles) and linear parameters (total, upper and lower anterior facial height—TAFH, UAFH, LAFH; total posterior facial height—TPFH) were analysed for each case. The upper airway width parameters included the width of the nasopharynx, as well as the upper, middle and lower pharyngeal airway width (UPAW, MPAW and LPAW). Results: Distinct sexual dimorphism was observed regarding the vertical cephalometric parameters within both Class I and Class III groups, with males exhibiting significantly larger facial height parameters, while females demonstrated larger nasopharyngeal depth angles (Ba–S–PNS). The Y–FH angle had significantly higher values in Class I than in Class III subjects, regardless of sex. Upper airway dimensions showed sexual dimorphism specifically in Class III subjects, with females exhibiting larger UPAW values than males. The inter-class comparisons showed larger values for LPAW, especially in females. Correlation analyses revealed no statistically significant relationships between the vertical and the upper airway parameters in Class I subjects. UPAW showed a tendency to decrease in Class III subjects as TAFH and LAFH increased. Ba–S–PNS showed consistent negative correlations with the vertical dimensions in both groups. Conclusions: These findings suggest that skeletal Class I and Class III malocclusions exhibit not only different sagittal relationships, but also distinctive, sex-related vertical skeletal patterns within each group, and therefore it would be advised that male and female patients should be diagnosed and treated according to separate protocols. In our population, Class III males are more likely to require orthognathic surgery, in addition to orthodontic treatment, with a more reserved prognosis and they might have a higher risk of OSA or other respiratory disorders in comparison with Class III females. Full article
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Assessment of Pain, Diet, and Analgesic Use in Orthodontic Patients: An Observational Study
by Bianca Maria Negruțiu, Claudia Elena Staniș, Ligia Luminița Vaida, Abel Emanuel Moca, Cristina Paula Costea, Raluca Iurcov, Alexandru Nicolae Pîrvan and Marius Rus
Medicina 2025, 61(2), 357; https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina61020357 - 19 Feb 2025
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Background/Objectives: Orthodontic treatment offers significant functional and aesthetic benefits, but it often causes discomfort, impacting patients’ daily activities, including diet and medication use. The primary aim of this observational study was to assess the influence of orthodontic patients’ age, gender, and living [...] Read more.
Background/Objectives: Orthodontic treatment offers significant functional and aesthetic benefits, but it often causes discomfort, impacting patients’ daily activities, including diet and medication use. The primary aim of this observational study was to assess the influence of orthodontic patients’ age, gender, and living environment on pain duration, diet impairment, and analgesic use one week after their first adjustment visit to the orthodontist. Methods: This observational study included a sample of 194 orthodontic patients who completed a questionnaire consisting of six single-choice questions. The questions addressed the following variables: age, gender, living environment, pain duration, diet impairment, and analgesic use. The main inclusion criteria encompassed undergoing fixed orthodontic treatment on the upper arch for one week using a 0.0016-inch superelastic NiTi archwire (American Orthodontics, Sheboygan, WI, USA) and presenting moderate to severe crowding of the upper and lower anterior teeth. Results: Female patients were significantly more likely to experience diet impairment than males (51.9% vs. 33.3%, p = 0.013). Among female patients reporting pain lasting approximately one week, a higher proportion resided in rural areas (25% vs. 6.8%, p = 0.045), whereas male patients reporting the same pain duration predominantly lived in urban areas (12.5% vs. 0%, p = 0.028). Overall, 55.7% of participants used analgesics, with females in rural areas being the most frequent users. Additionally, patients who used analgesics were significantly more likely to experience diet impairment than those who did not (64.3% vs. 49.1%, p = 0.041). Conclusions: Female patients residing in rural areas reported a longer duration of pain, which led to a greater likelihood of experiencing diet impairment and increased consumption of analgesics compared to their counterparts. These findings highlight the need for personalized pain management strategies in orthodontic treatment, especially for patients with increased vulnerability to discomfort. Full article
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