Cephalometric Evaluation of Maxillary Incisors Torque and Vertical Changes Utilizing Standard Edgewise Mechanics

In 1995 Gebeck & Merrifield studied a successful and unsuccessful treated Class I and Class II's samples; they found a -1.33 mm intrusion in the former and a 0.80 mm extrusion in the latter. The purpose of this article was to perform a cephalometric evaluation of maxillary incisors torque and vertical changes. We studied a sample of 129 patients, 30 males and 99 females, taken from The Charles H. Tweed Foundation Long Term Study, at pretreatment mean age 12.93 years, posttreatment mean age 16.19 years and follow up post retention mean age 29.83 years, a 13.88 years interval. The records were collected from private practitioners across the North American continent who used Standard Edgewise Mechanics and were members of the Charles H. Tweed Foundation. All patients were Class I and II American whites treated with the extraction of 4 premolars. We found an Upper anterior incisal edge to PP vertical linear measurement 28.7 and 29.2 mm, +0.53 mm (p<0.019) from pretreatment to posttreatment. The average Upper 1 to SN angle was 103.2 ° at pretreatment and 100.1° at posttreatment, -3.2° (p<0.000), Upper 1 to PP 111.0° and 108.9°, -2.2° (p<0.000), the three of them statistically significant. Conversely, Upper 1 to commissure was not. The four measurements were also statistically significant posttreatment to follow up, upper anteriors kept losing torque after posttreatment, and less upper anteriors surface was below the commissure. Some torque loss and vertical extrusion can be expected while treating patients with extractions of four premolars, therefore, upper incisor inclination increase and vertical change by itself cannot determine the success of treatment.

En 1995, Gebeck y Merrifield estudiaron muestras de Clase I y Clase II tratadas con éxito y sin éxito; encontraron una intrusión de -1,33 mm en el primero y una extrusión de 0,80 mm en el segundo. El propósito de este artículo fue realizar una evaluación cefalométrica del torque y los cambios verticales de los incisivos maxilares. Estudiamos una muestra de 129 pacientes, 30 hombres y 99 mujeres, tomados del estudio a largo plazo de la Fundación Charles H. Tweed, con una edad media previa al tratamiento de 12,93 años, una edad media posterior al tratamiento de 16,19 años y una edad media de seguimiento posterior a la retención de 29,83 años, con un intervalo de de 13,88 años. Los registros se recopilaron de médicos privados en todo el continente norteamericano que utilizaron Standard Edgewise Mechanics y eran miembros de la Fundación Charles H. Tweed. Todos los pacientes eran blancos americanos Clase I y II tratados con extracción de 4 premolares. Encontramos una medida lineal vertical del borde incisal anterior superior a PP de 28,7 y 29,2 mm, +0,53 mm (p<0,019) desde el pretratamiento hasta el postratamiento. El promedio del ángulo Superior 1 a SN fue de 103,2° en el pretratamiento y 100,1° en el postratamiento, -3,2° (p<0,000), Superior 1 a PP 111,0° y 108,9°, -2,2° (p<0,000), los tres estadísticamente significante. Por el contrario, Superior 1 a la comisura no lo era. Las cuatro mediciones también fueron estadísticamente significativas para el seguimiento después del tratamiento, los dientes anteriores superiores siguieron perdiendo torsión después del tratamiento y se observó menor superficie de los dientes anteriores superiores debajo de la comisura. Se puede esperar cierta pérdida de torque y extrusión vertical al tratar a pacientes con extracciones de cuatro premolares, por lo tanto, el aumento de la inclinación del incisivo superior y el cambio vertical por sí mismos no pueden determinar el éxito del tratamiento.

Detección polimórfica del rs104893850 de MSX1 y rs28933373 de PAX9 en personas con agenesia dental no sindrómica / Polymorphic detection of rs104893850 of MSX1 and rs28933373 of PAX9 in people with non syndromic dental agnesia

Introducción: la agenesia dental no sindrómica (ADNS) genera efec- tos negativos en la salud oral y psicosocial de los seres humanos. El determinante genético desempeña un papel importante en su desarrollo. Objetivo: determinar la frecuencia de los polimorfismos rs104893850 de MSX1 y rs28933373 de PAX9 en pacientes de seis a 18 años con ADNS. Material y métodos: estudio transversal prolectivo en el cual se revisaron individuos de seis a 18 años sin defectos congénitos y originarios del estado de Durango. Después de haber obtenido su con- sentimiento para formar parte del estudio, se estableció el diagnóstico de ADNS a través de una inspección clínica odontológica y un examen radiográfico. Se tomó una muestra de sangre capilar para la genotipi- ficación de los polimorfismos a través de la técnica de qPCR-HRM. Resultados: de un total de 124 individuos, 77 (62%) mujeres y 47 (38%) hombres; sólo 39 presentaron ADNS. En el análisis polimórfico de rs104893850 de MSX1 y rs28933373 de PAX9 se obtuvo 94.9% y 84.6% respectivamente de homocigotos mutados. Conclusiones: se obtuvo una alta frecuencia de hipodoncia, el diente que mostró más agenesia fue el órgano dentario 18. Las mutaciones polimórficas están presentes en una alta proporción de agenesia dental (AU)

Introduction: non-syndromic dental agenesis (NSDA) generates negative oral health and psychosocial effects in humans. The genetic determinant plays an important role in its development. Objective: to determine the frequency of MSX1 rs104893850 and PAX9 rs28933373 polymorphisms in patients aged 6 to 18 years with NSDA. Material and methods: prolective cross-sectional study, in which individuals aged 6 to 18 years without congenital defects and from the city of Durango were reviewed. After obtaining their consent to be part of the study, the diagnosis of NSDA was established through a clinical dental inspection, a radiographic examination and a capillary blood sample was taken for the genotyping of the polymorphisms through the qPCR-HRM technique. Results: out of a total of 124 individuals, 77 (62%) females and 47 (38%) males; only 39 presented ADNS. In the polymorphic analysis of rs104893850 of MSX1 and rs28933373 of PAX9 we obtained 94.9% and 84.6% respectively of mutated homozygotes. Conclusions: a high frequency of hypodontia was obtained, and the tooth that presented the most agenesis was dental organ 18. Polymorphic mutations are present in a high proportion for dental agenesis (AU)

Finding the First Potential Inhibitors of Shikimate Kinase from Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus through Computer-Assisted Drug Design.

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is an important threat as it causes serious hospital and community acquired infections with deathly outcomes oftentimes, therefore, development of new treatments against this bacterium is a priority. Shikimate kinase, an enzyme in the shikimate pathway, is considered a good target for developing antimicrobial drugs; this is given because of its pathway, which is essential in bacteria whereas it is absent in mammals. In this work, a computer-assisted drug design strategy was used to report the first potentials inhibitors for Shikimate kinase from methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (SaSK), employing approximately 5 million compounds from ZINC15 database. Diverse filtering criteria, related to druglike characteristics and virtual docking screening in the shikimate binding site, were performed to select structurally diverse potential inhibitors from SaSK. Molecular dynamics simulations were performed to elucidate the dynamic behavior of each SaSK-ligand complex. The potential inhibitors formed important interactions with residues that are crucial for enzyme catalysis, such as Asp37, Arg61, Gly82, and Arg138. Therefore, the compounds reported provide valuable information and can be seen as the first step toward developing SaSK inhibitors in the search of new drugs against MRSA.

Kinetic and molecular dynamic studies of inhibitors of shikimate dehydrogenase from methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

Due to its resistance to many antibiotics, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) have become a worldwide health problem creating the urgent necessity of developing new drugs against this pathogen. In this sense, one approach is to search for inhibitors of important enzymes in its metabolism. According to this, the shikimate pathway is an important metabolic route in bacteria and its enzymes are considered as great targets for the development of new antibiotic drugs. One of these enzymes is the shikimate dehydrogenase that catalyzes the reversal reduction from 3-dehydroshikimate to shikimate using NADPH as cofactor. In this work, four new compounds were found capable of inhibiting the shikimate dehydrogenase (SDH) from S. aureus (SaSDH) activity. A detailed kinetic characterization showed that the most potent inhibitor presented a Ki of 8 and 10 µM with respect to shikimate and NADP+ , respectively, and a mixed partial inhibition mechanism for both substrates. Molecular dynamics studies revealed that the four inhibitors perturb the structure of SaSDH affecting important domains. Toxicological and physicochemical parameters indicated that these compounds can be considered as potential drugs. Therefore, these compounds are good hits that will help in the process to obtain a new drug against MRSA.

Evaluación de la enfermedad periodontal e hiperglucemia asociados con diabetes mellitus tipo 2 en pacientes del estado de Durango, México / Evaluation of periodontal disease and hyperglycemia associated to type 2 diabetes mellitus in patients from Durango State, Mexico

Antecedentes: la diabetes mellitus es considerada un problema de salud pública en todo el mundo Este padecimiento afecta órganos y sistemas, incluyendo la cavidad oral; sin embargo, hay pocos informes en la literatura de los efectos de la diabetes mellitus en la cavidad bucal en la población del estado de Durango. Objetivo: El objetivode este estudio fue determinar la asociación de diversas enfermedadesorales, el índice de masa corporal, así como el nivel de glucosa en sangre en pacientes con diabetes mellitus. Material y métodos: Se realizó un estudio de casos y controles para identifi car la prevalencia de las enfermedades orales en individuos con y sin diabetes mellitus.Los sujetos con diabetes mellitus tipo 1 o 2 se definieron como casos y aquellos con otras enfermedades fueron defi nidos como controles. El índice de masa corporal y la concentración de glucosa en sangre fueron evaluados en todos los sujetos. El análisis estadístico incluyólas pruebas chi cuadrada y promedio y desviación estándar de los datos. esultados: Se evaluaron 312 personas, 38 pacientes con diabetes mellitus tipo 1, 79 con diabetes mellitus tipo 2 y 195 sin diabetes mellitus. Diferencias signifi cativas fueron encontradas en individuos con DM2, que mostraron una mayor frecuencia de periodontitis, así como diferencias significativas entre este tipo de diabetes y niveles elevadosde glucosa en sangre...

Background: Diabetes mellitus is considered a public health problem worldwide and one that affects organs and systems alike, including the oral cavity. However, there are few reports in the literature on the effects of diabetes mellitus on the oral cavity of the population in the north of Mexico. Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the link between various oral diseases, body mass index, and blood glucose level in patients with diabetes mellitus. Material and methods:A case-control study was conducted to identify the prevalence of oral diseases in patients with and without diabetes mellitus. Patients with type 1 or type 2 diabetes mellitus were defi ned as cases and patients with other diseases were defi ned as controls. The body mass index and blood glucose concentration of all subjects were measured. Statistical analysis included chi-squared tests, and the average and standard deviation of the data. Results: 312 subjects were assessed: 38 patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus, 79 with type 2 diabetes mellitus, and 195 without diabetes mellitus. Signifi cant differences were found in DM2 patients, who were more likely to exhibit periodontitis and high blood glucose levels. Furthermore, the presence of obesity and hypertension in patients with type 2 diabetes was found to be a risk factor for de-veloping periodontitis...

El control vertical y la respuesta mandibular, factores determinantes en el éxito del tratamiento de ortodoncia / Vertical control and mandibular response, determining factors in the success of orthodontic treatment

Todo tratamiento de ortodoncia debe tener como filosofía de diagnóstico y tratamiento definida considernado también el analizar cualitativa y cuantitativamente los resultados favorables o desfavorables que se suscitan con el mismo. Se discuten los factores que distinguen al tratamiento de éxito del tratamiento con fracaso, caracterizando las variables que se dan con el crecimiento y desarrollo del paciente durante el tratamiento activo de ortodoncia, involucrando los elementos biomecánicos que definen sus resultados