Malocclusion is very closely related to the disharmony of mesiodistal
tooth-width with dental arches. It is important to know the mesiodistal
tooth widths before establishing the diagnosis and planning of
orthodontic treatment. The ultimate goal of orthodontic treatment is
facial
esthetic, which is supported by a balanced soft tissue profile. The aim of
this cross sectional study was to investigate the correlation between
mesiodistal tooth widths with the convexity of soft tissue profile. The
result of the study can be used as a reference and guidance in
establishing orthodontic diagnosis and treatment planning. The number
of sample was 50 (18 males and 32 females), aged 18-27 years old.
Criteria for sample selection comprised absence of interproximal
caries/filling, no tooth deformity, aged over 17 years, never undergo
orthodontic treatment, the presence of teeth from the right first molar
through the left first molar, both upper and lower, Buginese or
Makassarese people, and Class I Angle malocclusion. Tooth size
measurements were performed on study models by using sliding
caliper. The photo of each subject was taken cephalometrically. The
angular measurement was performed on cephalogram, using Subtelny's
analysis. The soft tissue convexity degree was represented by N-SnPog.

The data was processed using SPSS program and tested by
independent t-test and correlation. It can be concluded that the mean
value of mesiodistal width on males was greater that those on females
(p<0.05), the mean of facial convexity degree on males (159.05°) was
smaller than those on females (162.77°), which was different
significantly (p<0.05), and there was a very weak correlation (r<0.25) or
almost no correlation between mesiodistal tooth-width and the degree of
soft tissue facial profile, and it was not significant statistically (p>0.05).

This study was an observational, cross sectional study with purpose to
analyze the effect of hotz plate appliance to the development of
maxillary arch of patients with cleft lip and palate. Twelve samples
with cleft lip andpalate, age under 2 years were recruitedfrom two
different hospitals. Six samples used hotz plate appliance were
recruited from Rumah Sakit Hasan Sadikin, Bandung while the other
six as control didn't use hotz plate appliance were recruited from
Rumah Sakit Haji, Makassar. The result showed that minor maxillary
arch was similar in size with major maxillary arch of patient with hotz
plate appliance, however, patient without hotz plate appliance,
showed longer minor maxillary arch than major maxillary arch. It can
be concluded from this study that hotz plate appliance had an effect
on the palatal development of patient with complete unilateral cleft lip
and palate and also prevented the collapse of minor maxillary arch to
either anterolateral or anteromedial.

Teeth dimension is the factor influenced the incidence of tooth
impaction. The most The congenital figure of the heart defect incident
in several educational hospitals in Indonesia almost reached 9 per
1,000 born babies who survive to live (0.8-1.2%). Tetralogi of Fallot
was one of the cyanotic congenital heart defects that were often found
to children. This situation had four forms of the deviation: defect of the
ventricle septum, overriding aorta, stenosis infundibuler, and
hypertrophy of the right ventricle. As in the case of other congenital
heart defect, in Tetralogi Fallot often happened fatal complication such
as endocarditis bacterialis that had tight relationship to the infection in
teeth. In dentistry, the treatment for children with cardiovascular
disease needs holistic handling to prevent the occurrence endocarditis
bacterialis. This paper discussed the teeth and the mouth conditions
as well as the therapy in two cases of the child with tetralogi of Fallot.
Two female patients came to the Special Dental Care clinic, RSHS
Bandung with the congenital Tetralogi of Fallot heart defect to undergo
mouth preparation prior to the heart operation in Jakarta. The
conclusion is as in the case of the congenital heart other defect
cyanotic, in Tetralogi Fallot fatal complications such as endocarditis
bacterialis could happen. Endocarditis bacterialis was caused by the '':
bacterial infection in the heart valve or endocardium.

Permanent tooth extraction in the children and teenager patients, either
due to of tooth decay or esthetical orthodontic reason, will have direct
effect to central nervous system and disturb the growth and
development process of the children and teenager patient's tooth and
jaw and indirect effect in closing of the opportunities of the patient
entering some vital job, like army cadet, pilot and stewardess. If
extraction is based on orthodontic analyses, there are at least 3 : new
problems will arise, namely neurological effect to central nervous
system, non-optimal occlusion and disturbance on growth and
development process of the patient tooth and jaw, and there is a legal
problem if some day the patient realize that they lost their vital
opportunity due to of irrational intervention to their tooth. Are the
worldwide orthodontists theory will safe us from the claim of Indonesian
Act No. 23 Year 2002 and Act No. 29 Year 2005? This paper aim to
realize dentist that the old orthodontic theory is not always true at all
time; society, either physically or economically lost some intact tooth,
due to of unrevised theory; and to warrant the dentist that permanent
tooth extraction is an illegal intervention in conjunction with the Acts,
because dentists do not protect the existence of the intact tooth. There
are some preventive measures alternative to safe the children and
teenager intact tooth, started from oral health for all, optimalization of
space-maintaining and regaining concept, i and better understanding
about orthodontic myofunctional theory.