Ismaeel Hansa

Objective: The objective of this article was to evaluate the effect of alpha binaural beat music on pain level after initial placement of a maxillary fixed appliance, compared to music without binaural beats (placebo) and no music (control). Methods: 60 patients undergoing maxillary fixed orthodontic appliance and initial archwire placement were...

Purpose The purpose of this study was to compare the efficacy of tooth movement between two clear aligner systems by comparing the predicted treatment outcomes versus actual outcomes achieved using a 3D best-fit algorithm. Materials & Methods Clear aligner therapy (CAT) was used to treat 62 patients; n=38 Invisalign® and n=24 Flash®. The Invisalig...

Objective To examine the skeletal, dental, and soft-tissue cephalometric effects of class II correction using Invisalign’s mandibular advancement feature in growing patients. Materials and Methods A retrospective cohort clinical study was performed on cases that were started between 2017 and 2019. A total of 32 patients (13 females, 19 males), wit...

Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate arch parameters and dentoalveolar changes from pretreatment to posttreatment by comparing the Miniscrew Assisted Rapid Palatal Expansion (MARPE), Periodontally Accelerated Osteogenic Orthodontics (PAOO), and Damon self-ligating bracket therapies. Materials and methods: Seventy-nine patients under...

Introduction This scoping review aims to provide an overview of the existing evidence on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) in orthodontics, its translation into clinical practice, and what limitations do exist that have precluded their envisioned application. Methods A scoping review of the literature was carried ou...

Technology plays an increasingly important role in the day-to-day practice of orthodontics. With the exponential development of Artificial Intelligence and communication technologies, there is an increased viability and potential for the remote monitoring of orthodontic treatment which has the potential to yield tremendous benefits to both clinicia...

The orthodontic treatment of patients with pre-existing root resorption (RR) is often difficult due to the increased risk of progression and often a compromised treatment outcome can be expected. The treatment plan in such situations should comprise of a root sparing strategy, which includes reducing the treatment duration with fixed appliances, no...

Introduction The effects of Invisalign clear aligner treatment with and without Dental Monitoring (DM) were compared for treatment duration, number of appointments, refinements and refinement aligners, and accuracy of Invisalign in achieving predicted tooth positions (aligner tracking). The null hypothesis was that there are no differences between...

Background Patient quality of life (QoL) during orthodontic treatment is an important consideration that requires greater academic investigation as greater focus is placed on enhancing patient experience. Quality of life (QoL) was assessed in three orthodontic appliance groups, i.e., vestibular, lingual, and aligners during the initial stages of tr...

Objectives To compare the efficacy of orthodontic tooth movement with three aligner wear protocols: 7 day, 10 day, and 14 day. Materials and Methods Eighty patients were randomly allocated into three groups: group A (7-day changes), group B (10-day changes), and group C (14-day changes). The posttreatment scans were compared with the final virtual...

INTRODUÇÃO: Desenvolvido em 2019, o arco Yin-Yang é uma opção não invasiva para o tratamento de pacientes com inclinação do plano oclusal. Trata-se de um arco contínuo ligado aos braquetes de forma convencional. Basicamente, consiste em um arco com curva de Spee em um dos lados e curva de Spee invertida no outro lado. OBJETIVO: Apresentar um caso c...

Mobile applications (apps) play an increasingly important role in day to day life. With the number of orthodontic-related apps continuing to increase, and the rapid development of artificial intelligence, the potential to yield tremendous benefits to both clinicians and patients is apparent. However, if orthodontic apps are to become mainstream and...

Background: The aims of the study were to compare the effects of Invisalign® with and without Dental Monitoring® (DM) GoLive® on the following parameters: treatment duration, number of appointments, number of refinements, total number of refinement aligners, and time to initial refinement. The patients' perspectives on Dental Monitoring® were also...

In this article, we demonstrate different approaches to enhance the integration of temporary anchorage devices in the digital workflow of the daily orthodontic practice. We describe methods of varying complexity which could be used depending on the equipment available in the orthodontic clinic.

This article presents the orthodontic treatment of a 15 year old male patient with an Angle class I malocclusion with a class II skeletal base, lower incisor proclination along with a hyperdivergent facial pattern. Such situations that involve camouflage treatment, usually results in further lower incisor proclination which can be reduced to an ext...

Tele-orthodontics is a broad term that encompasses remote provision of orthodontic care, advice, or treatment via information technology. The Purposes of the article were two-fold: (1) to review the rather new concept, applications and scope of teleorthodontics, and (2) to present preliminary results of a study with and without Dental Monitoring™ (...