Biomedical subjects

Ahmet Buyukerkmen

Publications and source records attributed to Ahmet Buyukerkmen.

4 recordsLinked to original sources

PubMed2004

Craniofacial structure of Anatolian Turkish adults with normal occlusions and well-balanced faces.

This study aimed to develop cephalometric standards for Anatolian Turkish men and women. Fifty young men (mean age [+/- standard deviation], 22.61 +/- 1.22) and 55 young women (mean age, 22.14 +/- 1.44 years) were studied. All subjects were born to Turkish parents and grandparents and were 19 to 25 years old. All had Class I occlusions with minor or no crowding, normal growth and development, well-aligned maxillary and mandibular dental arches, all teeth present except third molars, good facial symmetry determined clinically and radiographically, no significant medical history, no history of trauma, no previous orthodontic or prosthodontic treatment, and no maxillofacial or plastic surgery. Twenty-five measurements (14 linear and 11 angular) were analyzed on each radiograph. Arithmetic mean and standard deviation were calculated for each measurement. For statistical evaluation, independent-samples t tests were performed. Our established values were compared with the norms of other investigators who studied facial esthetics. Significant racial differences were found in skeletal measurements (anterior nasal spine [ANS] to menton), dental measurements (maxillary incisor to sella-nasion plane, mandibular incisor to nasion-Point B line, and mandibular incisor to mandibular plane), and soft tissue measurements (H angle, upper lip to E plane, and upper lip to Steiner S line). Significant sex differences were found in the measurements condylion to A point, condylion to gnathion, ANS to menton, and nasion to ANS. It is appropriate to put these cephalometric norms into daily orthodontic practice when an Anatolian Turkish population is being treated.

Adult↗

PubMed2004

The influence of extraction treatment on Holdaway soft-tissue measurements.

The aims of this study were (1) to determine the changes in the soft-tissue measurements of orthodontic patients treated with four first premolars extractions as determined by the Holdaway Analysis, (2) to investigate the sexual differences between pre- and posttreatment values, and (3) to compare the Holdaway soft-tissue norms with findings in Anatolian Turkish adults. Pretreatment and posttreatment lateral cephalograms of 58 patients (26 boys and 32 girls) were evaluated. During treatment, the H angle, soft tissue subnasale to H line, and upper-lip strain decreased, and the upper-lip thickness, inferior sulcus to H line, and nose prominence increased. No statistically significant sex differences were found between the pre- and posttreatment values of the four premolar extraction cases. When the pretreatment values were compared with the Holdaway soft-tissue norms of Anatolian Turkish adults, seven variables showed statistically significant differences. When the posttreatment values were compared, six measurements showed statistically significant differences. It was determined that some measurements (H angle, inferior sulcus to H line, upper-lip thickness) moved closer to the Anatolian Turkish norms with extraction of four first premolars. However, upper-lip strain measurement changed in an undesirable direction during the treatment. In this study, the sample began treatment with greater facial imbalance, and the facial esthetics improved during treatment. It is necessary to investigate this difference in future studies using larger sample sizes.

Adolescent↗

PubMed2003

Can previously bleached teeth be bonded safely?

The purpose of our study was to determine the effect of a 35% hydrogen peroxide bleaching agent on the shear bond strength of metallic orthodontic brackets. Sixty premolars were randomly divided into 3 groups of 20 each. Teeth in group A were etched with 37% phosphoric acid before bonding metallic premolar brackets. Teeth in the other 2 groups were bleached with a 35% hydrogen peroxide in-office bleaching agent according to the manufacturer's recommendations. Twenty bleached teeth (group B) were bonded immediately, and the other 20 (group C) were stored in artificial saliva for 30 days before bonding. Shear bond strength of these brackets was measured on a universal testing machine and recorded in MPa. Adhesive remnant index (ARI) scores were determined after the brackets failed. Data were analyzed with analysis of variance (ANOVA) and chi-square tests. The shear bond strength values of groups A, B, and C were 12.9 +/- 3.4, 12.0 +/- 4.6, and 14.8 +/- 4.0 MPa, respectively. Results of ANOVA showed no statistically significant differences in shear bond strengths between groups (P >.05). ARI scores were significantly different in all groups. The unbleached group's failures were primarily at the bracket/adhesive interface, whereas the bleached groups either showed cohesive failures within the adhesive or failed at the adhesive/enamel interface. The results of this study suggest that office bleaching with hydrogen peroxide does not adversely affect the bond strengths of brackets bonded immediately after bleaching or 30 days after bleaching, even though bleaching can result in differences in the failure site.

Acid Etching, Dental↗

PubMed2003

Determination of Holdaway soft tissue norms in Anatolian Turkish adults.

The purpose of this study was to determine Holdaway soft tissue standards for Anatolian Turkish adults. The material included the lateral cephalometric radiographs of 175 patients, 90 men and 85 women, selected from the dental students at Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey. After analyzing these radiographs, 105 subjects (55 men, mean age 22.61, and 50 women, mean age, 22.14) with normal anteroposterior and vertical skeletal relationships were selected for the study. Ten linear and 2 angular measurements were analyzed on each radiograph. The landmarks were located according to the definitions of Holdaway. For each variable, the arithmetic mean and standard deviation were calculated. For statistical evaluation, an independent-samples t test was performed. Except for the measurements of soft tissue chin thickness and basic upper lip thickness, all soft tissue measurements were similar to Holdaway norms. For nose prominence, inferior sulcus to H line, upper lip strain, soft tissue chin thickness, and basic upper lip thickness measurements, statistically significant sex differences were determined. We believe it is appropriate to use these Anatolian Turkish soft tissue norms in daily orthodontic practice.

Adult↗