[The psychological approach in pedodontics. 1]. / L'approccio psicologico in pedodonzia. Parte I.

In this paper the authors present the proper psychologic techniques used in children's dentistry in order to obtain a satisfactory approach to the child. After a short review concerning child's psychological development through the years, the main emotions occurring to the child during his encounter with the dentist are analyzed, along with the most effective techniques that may be used to face them.

[Psychological approach in pedodontics. 2]. / L'approccio psicologico in pedodonzia. Parte II.

In this paper the Authors present the most important methods of managing the child patient toward dental treatment through the proper introduction to the dental environment. The impact of the first dental visit is particularly analyzed, as it can influence all future reactions of the children to dentistry.

[Psychological approach in pedodontics. 3]. / L'approccio psicologico in pedodonzia. Parte III.

This paper is about classifying, detecting and managing children's misbehaviours, in order to let the young patient cope with the stress associated with dental treatment. Some problems concerning how to reduce uncooperative behaviors of handicapped children are briefly reported.

[Epidemiological statistical study of oral health in a school population in the Varese region]. / Indagine statistico epidemiologica sulla salute del cavo orale nella popolazione scolastica dei comuni dell'hinterland Varesno.

217 six and ten years old children have been examined and state of health of oral hollow has been valued by using DMFT, the most commonly used index in odontological epidemiological researches. Here below follows the clinical-statistical analysis.

[Autotransplantation of tooth germs]. / Autotraplanti di germi dentali.

During the routine orthodontic examination of a 8-year-4-month old female, it was found that the upper right canine and premolars were missing. The anamnesis revealed that their buds had been surgically removed after a trauma when she was 6 years old. The lower incisors were slightly crowded. Since the age of the patient would not permit a fixed prosthetic restoration in the next few years, it was decided to attempt an autogeneic transplant of the lower first premolars to replace the upper right canine and premolars too.

[Lingual appliances]. / Apparecchiature linguali.

We have considered all the tongue brackets in trade, and we have analyzed their quality and their defects on the grounds of our clinic experience. Tongue brackets must have small gingival occlusion dimension and fine thickness, while its breath must be compatible with rotation control. Finally we can say that there are no really effective tongue brackets in trade.

[Lingual appliances. 3]. / Apparecchiature linguali. Parte III.

We have introduced the set-up methodology and the ideal arc setting in our brackets laying studies in order to eliminate the complications connected with the shape of the tongue surface. The teeth have been put in the final position by means of the set-up. So you can always, during the treatment, establish the right connection between the teeth and the composite placed between the bracket base and the tongue surface of the teeth, and choice the right high to avoid teeth brackets and bracket-bracket premature touch.

[Lingual appliances: indirect application of lingual brackets. 2]. / Apparecchiature linguali: applicazione indiretta dei brackets linguali. Nota II.

The bracket must be placed on the tooth in order to reach its tridimensional control, in accordance with all the other teeth. So you must consider these parameters: height, torque, rotation, inclination, tooth slot-vestibular surface distance. Besides brackets direct and indirect application, we describe in this work other alternative ways: the Diamond pliers, the parallelometer Ormco, the jig, and the CreeKmore slot machine.

[Cephalometric clinical evaluation of the efficiency of the bimetric Wilson arch]. / Valutazione clinico cefalometrica dell'efficacia dell'arco bimetrico di Wilson.

In this work a clinical and cephalometric research has been made among 82 orthodontic cases treated by the method of the bimetric wire of Wilson. We have already had an objective cephalometric confirmation of the clinical results.

[Role of the lip-bumper in nonextraction orthodontic therapy: clinical-statistical study]. / Il ruolo del lip-bumper nella terapia ortodontica senza estrazioni: indagine clinico-statistica.

The purpose of this study is to investigate the morphologic and dimensional changes of lower arch that might occur in patients undergoing treatment with the lip-bumper. After a brief examination of the clinical applications of lip-bumper, we report the results of a research concerning 20 children in the mixed dentition period. The effect of this simple orthodontic appliance has been an expansion of the mandibular dental arch, with a real increase of arch length and transverse dimension. Therefore the lip-bumper can be used in non-extraction treatment of malocclusion, in order to obtain a space recovery in lower arch.

[Oral pathology of pscyhosomatic origin. Review of the literature]. / Patologia orale di origine psicosomatica. Rassegna della letteratura.

Emotional stress is one of the etiologic or anyway predisposing factors involved in a lot of oral pathologies. In fact, relations between stress effects and frequent diseases such as gastric ulcer or ulcerous colitis are today wellknown by everyone. Theories about a relation between this kind of etiology and tumours are only reported by some Authors and are at the level of hypotheses. Mouth is very weak in these situations, owing to its great interest as primary erogenous zone, and for this reason we find frequently oral pathologies in relation with psychosomatic medicine. In this report we tried to give a good help to the study of these diseases and to find an easy classification to use (really it is an hard work to do due to the variety of this numerous illnesses).

[Brown tumor of the upper jaw. Surgical-rehabilitation problems]. / Tumore bruno del mascellare superiore. Problemi chirurgico-riabilitativi.

The Authors describe etiology, pathogenesis and main clinical aspects of brown tumors in patients with chronic renal failure. Then, by presenting two cases of patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism and brown tumors of upper maxillary bone, they report the measures to be applied for the surgical treatment and prosthetic management of these patients. In both cases the patients have been undergone a radical resection of a brown tumor of the palate. After maxillectomy have been successfully applied at first an interim obturator prosthesis and then, approximately three months later the definitive obturator prosthesis.