Implementing the Questionnaire for Epidemiological Surveillance, general distribution of anomalies could be presented by the Anomaly index (AI), which dictates the introduction of a standardized questionnaire for epidemiological screening, which would preclude ambiguousness and the differences between the epidemiological research data would be cut to the minimum.

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Introduction. Frequency of pediatric mandibular fractures is relatively uncommon. Apart from rare exceptions, there is minimal invasive access in the treatment of those injuries in order to avoid the future developmental disorders. Case report. During the game with a colt, a 6-year-old boy was kicked by hoof in the chin. The child did not lose consciousness and did not experience nausea or vomiting. According to clinical examination and radiological analysis, diagnosis was assigned as dislocated mandibular fracture in the parasymphysis part of the jaw and luxation injury of teeth 31 and 72. The surgical treatment under general anesthesia encompassed reduction and bimanual manipulation of bone fragments up to the optimal restoration of the dental occlusion, along with osteosynthesis with titanium miniplates. Luxated deciduous tooth 72 at the fracture line was extracted and luxated permanent tooth 31 was fixed to tooth 41 with wire. The patient was given antibiotic therapy. Additional immobilization of the luxated tooth 31 and mandibular fracture was performed after surgery by composite resin splint. During five-month follow-up period there were no signs of pathological movements in the fracture line, no luxation of tooth 31 and no restriction in mouth opening. Conclusion. Osteosynthesis with miniplates is adequate and very efficient treatment method in dislocated mandibular fracture that is recommended in children with both deciduous and mixed dentition. It is necessary to remove miniplates after fracture consolidation.

Introduction/Objective Maxillary incisors, when exposed during smile, are one of the most important facial features. In an attempt to overcome limitations of standard cephalometric methods, Andrews described an approach to determine ideal anteroposterior (AP) position of maxillary central incisors in smiling profile in relation to the forehead. We compared traditional Steiner cephalometric method, using surrounding skeletal landmarks, to the method proposed by Andrews, with the aim of determining whether distant but very noticeable craniofacial structures can affect our impression of tooth position. Methods The study comprised 90 randomly selected lateral cephalograms, divided into three groups according to maxillary central incisors AP position according to Steiner cephalometric norms. The AP relationship of the maxillary central incisors was measured as a perpendicular distance from facial axis point to the nasion A line and to the vertical line through forehead facial axis point respectively. Student's t-test and Pearson's correlation were used to compare tested variables. Results There was statistically significant difference between two methods (p = 0.01108). According to the Steiner method 46.67% subjects had retrusive incisors and 53.33% subjects had protrusion. Andrews's method showed different results; 35.56% subjects had retrusion, while 64.4% had protrusion. Conclusion The method proposed by Andrews showed consistently more protrusion than the traditional cephalometric method according to Steiner. Slightly retruded position of maxillary central incisors according to Steiner analysis does not always imply poor facial esthetics, if they have favorable position to the forehead. Low levels of correlation indicate that we should never rely on just one set of parameters.

Introduction. Class III malocclusions are characterized by a more prominent lower jaw compared to the upper jaw and a Class III skeletal and dentoalveolar relationship according to Angle. In the scientific literature, there is a small amount of data on the morphological characteristics of malocclusion in different populations, so there is a justified need to examine the morphological characteristics of Class III malocclusion in the population of Vojvodina. The aim of this study was to determine the morphological characteristics of Class III malocclusions, to compare them with the average values found in the scientific literature, and to determine the correlation between the examined parameters of the upper and lower jaw. Material and Methods. This retrospective study included subjects with Class III dentoalveolar malocclusion treated at the Dentistry Clinic of Vojvodina in Novi Sad. The method of random selection was used to select 50 study models. The data were statistically processed with a significance level of p < 0.05. Results. The obtained results indicate that the sum of crown width of the mandibular incisors, the length of the mandibular dental arch, and the mandibular apical base in subjects with Class III malocclusion are higher than the average values in the general population. The values of the posterior width of the maxillary dental arch in the examined group are lower compared to the average values in the general population. Conclusion. Subjects with Class III malocclusion present with a greater mandibular dental arch in regard to the maxillary dental arch.