Martin Baxmann

DTMD University Luxemburg · Orthodontics

This systematic review evaluates the efficacy of analogue and virtual typodont/simulation training in orthodontic education, focusing on its impact on clinical skills, motivation, and communication (PROSPERO ID# CRD42024560497). A comprehensive search across PubMed, the Cochrane Library, ERIC, and CINAHL identified 11 studies that examined various...

Effective communication and psychological strategies are integral to orthodontic practice, influencing patient satisfaction, adherence, and overall treatment outcomes. This systematic review, conducted in accordance with PRISMA guidelines and registered with PROSPERO (ID: CRD42024560432), examined the role of these strategies in orthodontic care an...

Background: This review examines the application of shellac in orthodontics, focusing on its properties, advantages, and potential as an alternative to conventional materials. In orthodontics, where bond strength, ease of application, and removal are paramount, shellac’s capabilities meet these needs while supporting environmentally friendly practi...

This retrospective real-world study aimed to evaluate the outcomes of clear aligner treatment (CAT) and patient demographics of patients seeking orthodontic re-treatment who had previously received orthodontic treatment in childhood or adolescence. The study was conducted using anonymized data from DrSmile (Berlin, Germany), a CAT provider in Europ...

A key step prior to clear aligner therapy (CAT) is the clinical examination and case selection, which includes understanding the specific orthodontic problem to be managed and the wider evaluation of oral health. Seeking CAT may further differ along sociodemographic parameters or across countries, as may perceived orthodontic treatment needs and or...

Patient compliance is relevant to achieving therapeutic goals during clear aligner therapy (CAT). The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of remote electronic (e-)reminders and e-feedback on compliance during CAT using an interrupted time series (ITS) analysis. We used routinely collected mobile application data from a German healthtech...

Compliance is highly relevant during clear aligner therapy (CAT). In this retrospective cohort study, we assessed compliance and associated covariates in a large cohort of CAT patients. A comprehensive sample of 2644 patients (75.0% females, 25.0% males, age range 18–64 years, median 27 years), all receiving CAT with PlusDental (Berlin, Germany) fi...

Faces and Braces (2012) Author: Clark William J. Publisher: Author Solutions Price: £6.50 ISBN: 9781468504385 The book ‘Faces and Braces’, subtitled ‘Orthodontics for you and me’ is designed to illustrate orthodontic procedures for patients and their parents/guardians. The author, Dr. William J. Clark, published it as an eBook (www.twinblocks.com...

Our objective was to compare the diagnostic capabilities of the orthopantomogram (OPT) as a standard dental diagnostic procedure with those of cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT). We examined the extent to which the OPT allowed miniscrew position to be estimated, and whether probands from different backgrounds in dental medicine arrived at the sam...

The purpose of this study was to investigate systematically the expression of the glycoprotein sclerostin, the product of the SOST gene, in periodontal tissues, especially in the cementum of mice. Immunolocalization of sclerostin was performed in decalcified histological sections of the maxillary and mandibular jaws of 20 CB56BL/6 mice. For analysi...

The objective of this study was to compare mechanical and manual techniques to remove orthodontic mini-implants. We also investigated whether the treated patients preferred local anesthetics. The study's focus is on the patients' perceptions and the resulting preferences. A total of 25 patients were randomly assigned to Group A or Group B. In Group...

The objective of this study was to compare two different insertion techniques as well as two different anesthesia injection methods carried out on patients undergoing orthodontic treatment with mini-implants to reinforce skeletal anchorage. A total of 30 patients were enrolled and randomly divided into two groups, A and B. For the patients in group...

Hintergrund: Die Diagnose der craniocervicalen Dysfunktion (CCD) wird in den letzten Jahren immer häufiger gestellt. Der Zusammenhang zwischen einer diagnostizierten CCD und kieferorthopädischen Auffälligkeiten sowie im Fernröntgenseitenbild messbaren Abweichungen der Halswirbelsäule wird dabei kontrovers diskutiert. Gerade im Hinblick auf Asymmetr...

Hintergrund: In den letzten Jahren wurden sowohl neue Diagnose- als auch erweiterte Therapiemöglichkeiten zur Behandlung der craniomandibulären Dysfunktion (CMD) eingeführt. Über den Kenntnisstand der praktizierenden Zahnärzte zu Symptomatik und Entstehung der CMD ist wenig bekannt. Sowohl die Einordnung von Symptomen als auch die daraus resultiere...

INTRODUCTION: In this study, we evaluated the pain and discomfort experienced by orthodontic patients by comparing how they rated the pain associated with microimplant placement, tooth extraction, and gingival tissue removal in preparation for implant placement. METHODS: Fifty-six microimplants were placed in 28 consecutive orthodontic patients for...

In this study, we evaluated the pain and discomfort experienced by orthodontic patients by comparing how they rated pain associated with had microimplant placement, tooth extraction, and gingival tissue removal in preparation for implant placement. Fifty-six microimplants were placed in 28 consecutive orthodontic patients for anchorage reinforcemen...

This article reports a case of mental paresthesia during orthodontic treatment. It also discusses which cases may be at risk for developing mental paresthesia and its prevention and management.