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Component analysis of Class II, Division 1 discloses limitations for transfer to Class I phenotype

Ghafari, Joseph George; Macari, Anthony T. (W.B. Saunders, 2014)

Any malocclusion, most particularly Class II, must be diagnosed and treated on the basis of its many components and not simplified to one or only several spatial relationships. Research points out the inability of common ...
Correlation between the length and sagittal projection of the upper and lower jaw and the fundamental frequency

Macari, Anthony T.; Karam, Ingrid A.; Tabri, Dollen; Sarieddine, Doja S.; Hamdan, Abdul Latif H. (Mosby Inc., 2014)

Objective To report on the correlation between the length and projection of the upper and lower jaw and the fundamental frequency (F0). Study Design Prospective study. Materials and Methods A total of 45 healthy subjects ...
Upper lip shortening combined with Lefort 1 maxillary intrusion: A novel approach to correct the long face syndrome

Macari, Anthony T.; Abou-Chebel, Naji (Springer Verlag, 2014)

Lip lengthening is a common characteristic of aging caused by the weakening of the fascial attachments and decrease of lip volume. We report a comprehensive combined plastic-orthognathic surgery of a long face syndrome ...
Cephalometric and dental analysis of Class II, Division 2 reveals various subtypes of the malocclusion and the primacy of dentoalveolar components

Ghafari, Joseph George; Haddad, Ramzi V. (W.B. Saunders, 2014)

Class II, Division 2 malocclusion defies the original definition by Angle, both as phenotype and in etiology. Many subtypes have been described, including Class I, Division 2, mostly on the basis of occlusion and cephalometric ...
Mandibular canine dimorphism in establishing sex identity in the lebanese population

Ayoub, Fouad; Shamseddine, Loubna; Rifai, Mohamad; Cassia, Antoine; Diab, Randa; Zaarour, Ibrahim; Saadeh, Maria E.; Rouhana, Georges (2014)

Background and Objective. In forensic investigations, mandibular canines provide excellent materials to identify gender since they are more likely to survive disasters. The objective of this study was to investigate gender ...
Association between mandibular third molar formation and retromolar space

Ghougassian, Saro S.; Ghafari, Joseph George (Allen Press Inc., 2014)

Objective: To assess the association between formation stages of the mandibular third molars and the space distal to the permanent molars (retromolar space). Materials and Methods: The material included pretreatment lateral ...
Multidisciplinary management of cleidocranial dysplasia

Chalala, Chimène; Noujeim, Ziad E.F.; Abou-Chebel, Naji; Saade, Antoine (Elsevier Inc., 2015)

Background: Cleidocranial dysplasia (CCD), also known as cleidocranial dysostosis or osteodental dysplasia, is an autosomal dominant disorder caused by a microdeletion defect in chromosome 6p21. The causative factor of ...
Analysis of the greater palatine foramen in a Lebanese population using cone-beam computed tomography technology

Aoun, Georges T.; Nasseh, Ibrahim; Sokhn, Saydé; Saadeh, Maria E. (Wolters Kluwer (UK) Ltd., 2015)

Objective: The aim of this study was to describe the diameter and the position of the greater palatine foramen (GPF) in relation to adjacent anatomical landmarks in the maxilla in a Lebanese population using cone-beam ...
Malocclusion in Elementary School Children in Beirut: Severity and Related Social/Behavioral Factors

Hanna, Antoine Elias; Shaya, Monique; Moukarzel, Celine; El-Asmar, Khalil; Jaffa, Miran A.; Ghafari, Joseph George (Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2015)

Aim. To assess severity of malocclusion in Lebanese elementary school children and the relationship between components of malocclusion and sociodemographic and behavioral factors. Methods. Dental screening was performed ...
Medically necessary orthodontic care: Challenges and applications

Ghafari, Joseph George (W.B. Saunders, 2016)

Medicine targets health in issues of saving life and improving quality of life. Most orthodontic procedures deal with the latter goal. Medical necessity is presented within the scope of pediatric orthodontics, stratified ...
The case for environmental etiology of malocclusion in modern civilizations-Airway morphology and facial growth

Macari, Anthony T.; Haddad, Ramzi V. (W.B. Saunders, 2016)

The impact of nasal respiration impairment on craniofacial growth and development remains a topic of interest for orthodontists in their daily encounter with mouth breathing patients. The aims of this article are to ...
Chin-throat anatomy: Normal relations and changes following orthognathic surgery and growth modification

Haddad, Ramzi V.; Ghafari, Joseph George (Allen Press Inc., 2017)

Objectives: To determine if a new facial line (T), tangent to the throat, intersects the mandibular border in anterior (ANT) and posterior (POST) parts in proportions varying with facial configuration, and to evaluate the ...
Association among geometric configurations of palatal rugae

Saadeh, Maria E.; Ghafari, Joseph George; Haddad, Ramzi V.; Ayoub, Fouad (International Organisation for Forensic Odonto-Stomatology, 2017)

Background: The associations between the length and morphological shape-related characteristics of palatal rugae have not been fully explored. Objective: We aimed to assess the possible association among various geometric ...
Sex prediction from morphometric palatal rugae measures

Saadeh, Maria E.; Ghafari, Joseph George; Haddad, Ramzi V.; Ayoub, Fouad (International Organisation for Forensic Odonto-Stomatology, 2017)

Background: While abundant research has been conducted on palatal rugae (PR), the literature pertaining to the sex dimorphism of the palatal rugae and their use for sex prediction is inconclusive. Moreover, palatal rugae ...
Palatal rugae morphology in an adult mediterranean population

Saadeh, Maria E.; Ghafari, Joseph George; Haddad, Ramzi V.; Ayoub, Fouad (International Organisation for Forensic Odonto-Stomatology, 2017)

Background: The use of the palatal rugae in forensic odontology is based on their unique and individual characteristics. Few studies have assessed the palatal rugae in Mediterranean populations and none in the Lebanese ...
Instability of palatal rugae following rapid maxillary expansion

Saadeh, Maria E.; Macari, Anthony T.; Haddad, Ramzi V.; Ghafari, Joseph George (Oxford University Press, 2017)

Background: Existing evidence on changes of the palatal rugae following rapid maxillary expansion (RME) is scarce and inconclusive, particularly immediate post-expansion changes in three-dimensional assessments. Objectives: ...
Maxillary arch dimensions associated with acoustic parameters in prepubertal children

Hamdan, Abdul Latif H.; Khandakji, Mohannad Nawaf; Macari, Anthony T. (Allen Press Inc., 2018)

Objectives: To evaluate the association between maxillary arch dimensions and fundamental frequency and formants of voice in prepubertal subjects. Materials and Methods: Thirty-five consecutive prepubertal patients seeking ...
Tooth development associated with mutations in hereditary vitamin D–resistant rickets

Hanna, Antoine Elias; Sanjad, Sami A.; Andary, Rabih R.; Nemer, Georges M.; Ghafari, Joseph George (SAGE Publications Ltd, 2018)

Hereditary vitamin D–resistant rickets (HVDRR) is a rare genetic disorder caused by mutations at the level of the vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene. The disease is characterized by refractory hypocalcemia, elevated serum levels ...
Conservative Treatment of Dentigerous Cyst by Marsupialization in a Young Female Patient: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Ghandour, Layal; Bahmad, Hisham F.; Bou-Assi, Samar (Hindawi Limited, 2018)

Dentigerous cysts (DCs) are the most prevalent developmental odontogenic cysts that occur in middle-aged individuals. They frequently originate from the epithelial remnants of tooth-forming organs. Hereby, we present a ...
Palatally impacted canines: A new 3-dimensional assessment of severity based on treatment objective

Zeno, Kinan G.; Ghafari, Joseph George (Mosby Inc., 2018)

Introduction: The severity of a palatally impacted canine (PIC) is gauged radiographically on 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional positional components: eg, angulation and height. We hypothesized that the position of a PIC ...

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