Mondo ortodonticoPub Date : 2011-06-01Epub Date: 2010-11-11DOI: 10.1016/j.mor.2010.09.003
A. Baldini, G. Cravino
{"title":"Occlusione dentale e prestazione sportiva: revisione della letteratura","authors":"A. Baldini, G. Cravino","doi":"10.1016/j.mor.2010.09.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mor.2010.09.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objectives</h3><p>A search of PubMed was performed to evaluate the hypothesis that correct occlusion or the use of a splint can improve an athlete's performance.</p></div><div><h3>Materials and methods</h3><p>A search of PubMed based on the key words <em>dental occlusion</em> and <em>sport</em> and considering works published through February 2010 yielded 72 articles. For this review, we selected 12 of these whose main topic was athletes.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>For this review we considered two case-control studies, two reviews, seven pilot studies, and one article regarding the use of a mouthpiece in scuba divers.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>It is clear that the muscles of the cranio cervico-mandibular district are involved in sports activities. It is still not clear whether insertion of a splint in the oral cavity can or cannot improve an athlete's performances: data on this issue are discordant. We can conclude that every athlete has to be evaluated individually with appropriate clinical and instrumental methods.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":76176,"journal":{"name":"Mondo ortodontico","volume":"36 3","pages":"Pages 131-141"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.mor.2010.09.003","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"54949011","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mondo ortodonticoPub Date : 2011-06-01Epub Date: 2011-05-11DOI: 10.1016/j.mor.2011.03.002
M. Baroni, F. Ballanti, P. Cozza
{"title":"Sindrome dell’ostruzione respiratoria e unità rino-faringo-tubarica","authors":"M. Baroni, F. Ballanti, P. Cozza","doi":"10.1016/j.mor.2011.03.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mor.2011.03.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objectives</h3><p>To evaluate the effects of airway obstruction on craniofacial morphology with emphasis on the oral and nasal cavities and the middle ear.</p></div><div><h3>Materials and methods</h3><p>Obstructed breathing can alter the anatomy of the upper maxilla and the middle third of the face, producing functional and morphological changes in structures close to the oral cavity, such as the nose and ear.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Mouth-breathing children present underdevelopment of the maxilla, progressive atrophy of the nasal cavity, and Eustachian tube dysfunction that can lead to otitis media and conductive hearing loss. Orthopedic correction of the altered dental and skeletal morphology with rapid upper maxillary expansion can also solve problems involving the nose and ear.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>Mouth breathing alters the anatomy of the nasal cavity and maxilla and the function of the middle ear. Rapid maxillary expansion increases the transverse dimensions of the maxilla, enlarges the nasal cavity, and improves Eustachian tube function. The result is improved breathing and the reduction of conductive hearing loss.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":76176,"journal":{"name":"Mondo ortodontico","volume":"36 3","pages":"Pages 89-105"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.mor.2011.03.002","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"54949790","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mondo ortodonticoPub Date : 2011-04-01Epub Date: 2010-02-26DOI: 10.1016/j.mor.2010.01.005
{"title":"Momento di un trattamento ortodontico con approccio ortopedico in pazienti con dimensione verticale aumentata","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.mor.2010.01.005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mor.2010.01.005","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":76176,"journal":{"name":"Mondo ortodontico","volume":"36 2","pages":"Pages 85-86"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.mor.2010.01.005","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72072900","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}