
Domenico DalessandriUniversity of Brescia | UNIBS · Department of Medicine and Surgery
Domenico Dalessandri
DDS, MS, PhD
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Introduction
Domenico Dalessandri qualified in Dentistry from the University of Brescia, where he received specialty training in orthodontics. He obtained his PhD from the University of Turin discussing a thesis entitled "Cone Beam Computed Tomography: accuracy and reliability". He was a research fellow in "CBCT applications in orthodontics".
He has additional research interests in: use of mini implants and miniscrews; lingual orthodontics; indirect bonding; cleft lip and palate; impacted teeth.
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November 2016 - present
February 2015 - October 2016
October 2012 - September 2014
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Publications (120)
During the orthodontic treatment the third order information can be controlled either bending the wire, or using preadjusted brackets. However, no reversible detailed continuous regulation has been possible so far.
We designed an innovative bracket with a continuous third order control system. The system has the slot included in a cylindrical pivo...
Background:
Plaque increase is a troubling side-effect of fixed orthodontic therapy. This generally arise as a consequence of long-term difficulty in maintaining adequate oral hygiene while wearing multibracket appliances. Demineralization, also known as white spot, causes particular concern as it spoils the aesthetic outcome of the treatment itse...
Introduction:
The aim of this study was to review the literature and evaluate the failure rates and factors that affect the stability and success of temporary anchorage devices (TADs) used as orthodontic anchorage.
Methods:
Data were collected from electronic databases: MEDLINE database, Scopus, and Web of Knowledge. Four combinations of term we...
In this study, we tested the hypothesis that self-ligation can reduce the chair time necessary for inserting and removing the archwire in a fully customized, multi-bracket, orthodontic, lingual appliance. A permuted-block, randomized trial design was employed to treat seven patients, each with Incognito(®) lingual appliances and Harmony(®) self-lig...
To evaluate if the use of an indirect braces bonding protocol for localized enamel etching and adhesive application could help reduce plaque accumulation and demineralization around the brackets compared with a conventional direct-bonding technique.
Thirty patients were bonded with a split-mouth approach: two randomly selected opposite quadrants we...
Although dental patterns are unique, the use of bitemark analysis in personal identification remains controversial. To accurately reproduce and compare three-dimensional models of bitemarks and dental arches, intraoral three-dimensional scans, commonly utilized in clinical dental practice for precise and stable digital impressions, are recommended....
Objective
The aim of this study was to evaluate changes in shape of the palatal vault after maxillary expansion with hyrax expander (HE) and leaf expander (LE), using 3D Geometric Morphometric Analysis.
Setting and Sample Population
Overall, 250 patients (110 M, 140 F) with maxillary transverse deficiency were selected for this study. In this stud...
Background: Dental monitoring (DM) constitutes a recent technological advance for the remote monitoring of patients undergoing an orthodontic therapy. Especially in times of health emergency crisis, the possibility of relying on remote monitoring could be particularly useful.
Objectives: To assess the effectiveness of DM in orthodontic care.
Eligib...
Moderate to severe cases of skeletal Class III malocclusion, where residual growth is no longer present and an orthodontic camouflage would not achieve satisfactory outcomes, are good candidates for a combined surgical-orthodontic approach. We present the case of a 34-year-old healthy male with skeletal Class III malocclusion, where aesthetics and...
Teeth are known to be reliable substrates for human identification and are endowed with significant sexual dimorphism not only in the size but also in the shape of the crowns. In the preliminary phase of our study (already published in 2021), a novel sex estimation method based on dental morphometric geometric (GMA) analysis combined with the artif...
New digital technologies are improving the accuracy of orthognathic surgery. One of the new approaches transfers the surgical plan into real surgery without using an occlusal splint. This pilot study aims to validate the splintless approach to orthognathic surgery on a series of cases. Five patients were enrolled. Surgeries were planned using a dig...
Objective:
Controlling the incisal inclination is fundamental in orthodontics. However, the relationship between the inclination prescription and its clinical outcome is not obvious, and the incisal inclination changes generated by different bracket prescriptions were investigated.
Methods:
Twenty-eight non-extraction dental Class II patients (1...
Diabetes mellitus and periodontitis are two of the most common chronic diseases affecting the world’s population, and they are intimately linked. For several years, in fact, it has been known that there is an interdependent relationship between the two diseases: Diabetes promotes the destruction of periodontal tissues, and periodontal disease negat...
Background
Historically, the development of two-dimensional (2D) imaging techniquesforerun that of three-dimensional (3D) ones. Some 2D methods are still considered valid and effective to diagnose facial asymmetry but 3D techniques may provide more precise and accurate measurements.
Objective
The aim of this work is to analyze the accuracy and rel...
Objective:
To evaluate if a remote digital monitoring system added at the end of orthodontic treatment could positively influence the retention phase by reducing the occurrence of misfit of removable appliances, number of emergency appointments (EA), and orthodontic relapse.
Methods:
Twenty-seven patients who completed active orthodontic treatme...
Objective:
Planning of incisal position is crucial for optimal orthodontic treatment outcomes due to its consequences on facial esthetics and occlusion. A systematic summary of the proposed parameters is presented.
Methods:
Studies on Google Scholar©, PubMed©, and Cochrane Library, providing quantitative information on optimal central incisor po...
Dental dimorphism can be used for discriminating sex in forensic contexts. Geometric morphometric analysis (GMA) allows the evaluation of the shape and size, separately, of uneven 3D objects. This study presents experiments using a novel combination of GMA and an artificial neural network (ANN) for sex classification, applied to premolars of Caucas...
Background
The aim of the present study was to compare two different anchorage systems efficiency to disinclude impacted maxillary canines using as evaluation tool superimposed Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCTs).
Methods
The study has been conducted with two parallel groups with an allocation ratio of 1:1. Group test received treatment using as...
Introduction:
The aim of this systematic review was to provide guidelines for decision-making during orthodontic treatment planning of infra-occluded deciduous molars with or without their successors in children and adolescents.
Evidence acquisition:
Computerized search was conducted on Medline via PubMed, and Cochrane Library. Articles publishe...
Objectives
Cleidocranial dysplasia (CCD) is a rare skeletal syndrome affecting craniofacial and dental development. As a consequence, conventional cephalometric landmarks may not be valid for CCD patients, and the appropriateness of norms used for the general population should be critically discussed.
Methods
Five patients 9 to 22 year-old (three...
Causes of the progression of periodontitis such as an imbalance between the immune response by the host by the release of inflammatory mediators in the response of the oral pathogenic dysbiotic biofilm have been identified. New insights on specific cell signaling pathways that appear during periodontitis have attracted the attention of researchers...
Background: Planning the incisal position responds to a request of optimal aesthetics, proper function and long-term stability. Thus, understanding its historical development is important to acknowledge how the concept shifted over time.
Methods: Identification of ideal incisal positions proposed by the most relevant authors was researched on Goog...
Background
Remote digital monitoring during orthodontic treatment can help patients in improving their oral hygiene performance and reducing the number of appointments due to emergency reasons, especially in time of COVID-19 pandemic where non-urgent appointments might be discouraged.
Methods
Thirty patients scheduled to start an orthodontic treat...
There are an abundance of digital simulation technologies available to support the delivery of dental education, but questions of how to best use these systems to maximize pedagogical benefit abound. To better understand the state-of-art, dental educators from across Europe were invited to a workshop in Leeds, England to reflect on how they use sim...
Among the innovations that have changed modern orthodontics, the introduction of new digital technologies in daily clinical practice has had a major impact, in particular the use of 3D models of dental arches. The possibility for direct 3D capture of arches using intraoral scanners has brought many clinicians closer to the digital world. The digita...
Rapid maxillary expansion is one of the most common orthodontic procedures performed in the pediatric population, easy to accomplish and compliance free, therefore really effective. Nevertheless, a careful diagnosis and frequent clinical follow-up appointments are necessary during the first weeks of active treatment. The purpose of this article was...
The risk of developing white spot lesions (WSLs) after orthodontic treatment with lingual brackets is generally considered lower than with labial ones, even if plaque accumulation is frequently higher due to the increased difficulty level in oral hygiene maintenance. In this prospective clinical study, selective enamel etching technique effectivene...
The purpose of this study was to analyze the attitude of dentists and patients towards the use of Dental MonitoringTM (DM), an orthodontic telemonitoring software. Thus, two different specially prepared specific questionnaires were administered to 80 dentists (40 were general dentists and 40 orthodontists) and 80 orthodontic patients. All dentists...
Aim
The aim of this study was to test an experimental approach involving the remote monitoring of orthodontic patients through the use of their smartphones.
Background
Due to the COVID-19 emergency, dental offices were asked to stop elective treatments; suddenly orthodontic patients found themselves isolated at home, without the possibility of mon...
Background
The aim of the present study was to compare two different anchorage systems efficiency to disinclude impacted maxillary canines using as evaluation tool superimposed Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCTs).Methods
The study has been conducted with two parallel groups with an allocation ratio of 1:1. Group test received treatment using as a...
Objective
The present study aimed to analyze palatal changes due to rapid maxillary expansion (RME) by using modern geometric morphometric analysis (GMA) on 3D models.
Settings and sample population
Forty children with posterior crossbite and maxillary deficiency were selected for this study. Twenty children were treated with RME (mean age 7.4 ± 0...
The age of a living human being can be determined by applying a number of different methods; the most diffused are skeletal and dental methods, both principally based on X-rays examinations. This systematic review assesses the current evidence regarding the accuracy and reliability of Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) vs. Orthopantomography (OPG...
Background: many papers investigate the role of the cranial base in facial development, but the results are not in agreement. This can be due to a difference between the central and lateral parts of the cranial base. The aim of the present study is to evaluate the relationship between the central and the lateral cranial base and the facial skeleton...
Background:
Class II is one of the most common malocclusions. The prevailing aspect in Class II patients is a mandibular deficiency. Various removable and fixed functional therapies are used in order to enhance the mandibular growth or position. The aim of this prospectively controlled study was to evaluate long-term dentoskeletal changes obtained...
The aim of this study was to evaluate the accuracy, invasiveness and impact on clinical results of a digital oral impression protocol in the pre-surgical orthopedic treatment (PSOT) of newborn cleft lip and palate (CLP) patients undergoing primary alveolar surgical repair. Six patients were divided, according to impression technique used, into a di...
Objectives:
The objective of this analysis was to compare the efficacy of etoricoxib and diclofenac in the management of perioperative sequelae following impacted mandibular third molar surgery.
Materials and methods:
Ninety-seven patients who needed surgical avulsion of an impacted mandibular third molar were chosen for the study. All patients...
Abstract Background Use of hyaluronic acid-based products has become a valuable alternative to drug-based approaches in the treatment of recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS). The presented study aimed to investigate the effect of a barrier forming hyaluronic acid containing mouth wash or a topical gel formulation on the healing of RAS and patient’s...
Autologous bone sampling is a well documented procedure in oral and maxillofacial surgery, therefore there are various methods of sampling bone and particulate blocks. It is suggest that small bone particles exhibit a larger total area, but that mechanical manipulation reduces the number of viable cells taken with greater damage to small particles....
Objectives:
The objective of the study was to evaluate the impact of temporomandibular joint (TMJ) arthritis on the functional disability and quality of life in patients affected by juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA).
Materials and methods:
Sixty-two consecutive patients with JIA with or without TMJ arthritis and 35 healthy control subjects wer...
Consent is the essential expression of the patient’s will, and thus, must be preceded by a procedure. The need for consent is based on ethical principles, legal regulations, codes of conduct and judicial doctrine. In order to be able to give valid consent, one must have the ability to make decisions. In any event if the patient is not able to do so...
Resistance to sliding (RS) between the bracket, wire, and ligature has been largely debated in orthodontics. Despite the extensive number of published studies, the lack of discussion of the methods used has led to little understanding of this phenomenon. The aim of this study was to discuss variables affecting RS in orthodontics and to suggest an o...
Advancements in research and technology are transforming our world. The dental profession is changing too, in the light of scientific discoveries that are advancing biological technology-from new biomaterials to unravelling the genetic make-up of the human being. As health professionals, we embrace a model of continuous quality improvement and life...
Background:
The clinical success of orthodontic miniscrews is strictly related to primary stability, which depends on bone viscoelastic properties too. In this study, we evaluated the short time mechanical response of native bone to miniscrews, by a laboratory test based on dynamic loading.
Methods:
Thirty-six segments of porcine ribs were first...
Background: While online seminars continue to be an important and flexible form of education, advances in communication technologies have come to provide alternative delivery options like Radio enhancements. Aims & Objectives: The aim of this study is to evaluate the difference in increasing the students’ satisfaction by using a live radio broadcas...
Introduction:
Of the variables used by in vitro studies of resistance to sliding (RS) in orthodontics, sliding velocity (SV) of the wire is often the one farthest from its clinical counterpart. We investigated whether velocity influences the RS at values approximating the orthodontic movement.
Methods:
A SS self-ligating bracket with a NiTi clip...
The aim of this study is to evaluate prevalence of dental caries in 5-years old children in Slovakia and compare the current situation to previous studies held in 1987 and 1997-1999 as well as compare it to other countries. A total of 392 five-year olds were examined in spring 2015 for caries prevalence using DMFT and dmft according to WHO criteria...
Introduction:
Symmetric transverse expansion is the main outcome of the early treatment in subjects with unilateral functional posterior crossbite. The aim of this study was to analyse mesial rotation and mesialization of upper first molars as sagittal parameters to be corrected in the treatment of these patients during the mixed dentition.
Metho...
Introduction:
Orthodontic treatment is a fundamental tool when approaching in a multidisciplinary manner a prosthetic rehabilitation, thanks to the possibility to place in an ideal position the involved teeth and to improve or even correct any periodontal defects. Several orthodontic tricks and version have been developed to limit as much as possi...
The use of elastics to close a diastema or correct tooth malpositions can create unintended consequences if
not properly controlled. The American Association of Orthodontists recently issued a consumer alert, warning
of “a substantial risk for irreparable damage” from a new trend called “do-it-yourself” orthodontics, consisting of patients autonomo...
Traditional orthodontic aligners may have limitations in the control of mesio-distal movements and in the generation of couple of forces. Furthermore, they require numerous devices to be used during the treatment, and complications such as the fitting on the dental arch during the progression of the treatment may be present.
We developed an innova...
Background:
Knowledge of periodontal anatomy is essential when performing surgical and non-surgical procedures in the field of oral healthcare. Gingival biotype is often assessed for this purpose. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of the gingival biotypes in a group of patients and to evaluate if the gingival biotypes were related...
To evaluate torque loss a week after insertion, both in an in vivo and an in vitro experimental setup were designed. In the in vivo setup a total of 29 miniscrews were placed in 20 patients who underwent orthodontic treatment. Maximum insertion torque (MIT) was evaluated at insertion time (T1). A week later, insertion torque was measured again by a...
To test the feasibility of employing bio-impedance in bone healing assessment after secondary alveolar bone graft in order to reduce the use of invasive methods, like x-rays, in bone healing assessment before and after alveolar bone graft.
To assess whether orofacial pain and symp- toms of TMJ disorders are differently perceived in population as a function of age and gender
Background:
The incidence of impacted and transmigrant mandibular canines in the mandible is not as high as that in the maxilla; consequently, it is more difficult to find clinical guidelines derived from sound studies based on large patient samples.
Objectives:
The aim of this systematic review was to summarize currently available data pertaini...
Background:
The aim of this study was to develop a computer-guided minimally invasive protocol for the surgical application of an orthodontic traction during the forced eruption of an impacted canine.
Methods:
3Diagnosys® software was used to evaluate impacted canines position and to plan the surgical access, taking into account soft and hard ti...
Objective:
To describe the effects of therapy on masseter activity and chewing kinematic in patients with unilateral posterior crossbite (UPC).
Design:
Fifty children (age: mean±SD: 9.1±2.3years) with UPC (34 on the right side, 16 on the left side) and twenty children (age: 9.5±2.6years) with normal occlusion were selected for the study. The man...
Background:
The purpose of this study was to compare the results obtained using the Rapid Palate Expander (RPE) and the Quad-Helix (QH) in the treatment of cleft lip and palate (CLP) patients in mixed dentition.
Methods:
In this retrospective clinical trial 28 CLP patients in mixed dentition were enrolled and divided into a group RPE, consisting...
Introduction:
The aim of this randomized clinical trial was to compare torque recordings at insertion time and 1 week post-placement between immediately loaded orthodontic miniscrews and an unloaded control group.
Trial design:
This RCT was designed as parallel with an allocation ratio of 1:1.
Methods:
Eligibility criteria to enroll patients w...
Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of dental caries among 15-year-old children in Slovakia and to compare the results with previous similar studies. Method: A total of 257 fifteen-year-olds were examined in spring 2015 for caries prevalence according to WHO criteria. Results: The mean DMFT index was 3.49 (SD 3.2). There...
Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of dental caries among 12-year-old school children in Slovakia and to compare the results with previous studies as well as with the results of other countries. Method: A total of 373 twelve-year-olds were examined in spring 2015 for caries prevalence according to WHO criteria. Results: T...
Background: Root resorption shall be taken into consideration
during every orthodontic treatment, and it can be effected
by the use of different techniques, such as the application of
low friction mechanics. However, its routinely assessment on
orthopantomography has limitations related to distortions and
changes in dental inclination.
Aim: The aim...
To evaluate a method to motivate pediatric patients using orthodontic mobile devices
OBJECTIVES. The aim of this study was to histologically evaluate the results obtained with alveolar bone volume maintenance techniques using a bio-based material made of nano-hydroxyapatite conveyed by polylactic and polyglycolic acid. MATERIALS AND METHODS. Two clinical cases were presented, in which the patient was subjected to tooth extraction a...