Ece Basal

• Doctor of Dental Surgery
• Professor (Assistant) at Marmara University

Objective: Brackets are orthodontic attachments bonded to a tooth for the purpose of securing an orthodontic archwire. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether human error affects bracket position errors by comparing digital and analogue indirect bonding (IDB) techniques with fully digitized IDB protocols. Methods: Thirty-six intraoral models...

Purpose: The aim of this retrospective study was to observe the harmony between hard and soft tissue alterations on lateral cephalograms of patients with Class III malocclusion following orthodontic treatment. Methods: Fifteen patients (7 male, 8 female; mean age: 21.4±0.49 years) who underwent received Class III non-extraction camouflage treatment...

Objective: This retrospective clinical study aimed to evaluate the maturation of intramaxillary and circummaxillary suture systems and cervical vertebral maturation as predictors of the skeletal response achieved by rapid maxillary expansion (RME). Methods: A Digital Imaging and Communication in Medicine dataset of 20 patients (mean age: 15.55 y...

Aim: To examine effect of skeletal pattern on lip strain in open-bite, in individuals with normal and increased vertical pattern. Materials and Methods: 56 open bite patients with Normovergent (NG) and Hyperdivergent (HG) vertical patterns (Mean age: 16.57 years) underwent cephalometric analysis. Soft tissue labial, hard tissue, and dental inclinat...

Objectives This study aimed to evaluate whether human error affects bracket position errors by comparing digital and analogue indirect bonding techniques with artificial intelligence. Materials and Methods 36 intraoral models were divided into three groups. 10 brackets were placed in each cast (incisors, canines, and premolars). In automatic contr...

Objectives To investigate the influence of vertical facial type on esthetic perception of lower facial asymmetry as evaluated by orthodontists, dentists, and laypeople. Materials and Methods Three adult females were selected with normal growth patterns (NGP), vertical growth patterns (VGP), and horizontal growth patterns (HGP). Frontal photographs...

Objective To assess soft tissue differences between monozygotic twins (MZ) for the total face and between facial regions using three-dimensional (3D) stereophotogrammetry and quantitative surface-based 3D deviation analyses. Materials and Methods The study sample consisted of 14 untreated MZ twins (6 males, 8 females, mean age: 14.75 years) from t...

Objectives To evaluate the attractiveness of changes in vertical position of maxillary canines in frontal smiles of different facial types, and to evaluate the esthetic perceptions of orthodontists and laypeople, and the influence of facial type on these perceptions. Materials and Methods Three adult female volunteers were selected as individuals...

Rapid maxillary expansion (RME) is an effective orthopedic procedure to correct maxillary transversal deficiency in young patients. In cases of sutural closure, surgically assisted RME is used to reduce the resistance to sutural disjunction. Foundation of a diagnostic relationship between maturation indices and the expected skeletal response to exp...

Aim The aim of this study was to evaluate the anxiety levels of the parents of infants with cleft lip and palate (CLP) before and after primary lip surgery. Materials and method Forty mothers (mean ages: 31.9 ± 6.16 years) and 40 fathers (mean ages: 34.6 ± 5.91 years) of infants with CLP were included in this study. They were asked to answer the A...