In clinical situations involving accentuated atresia in the maxillary arch, palatal disjunction is called for. This treatment often requires an appliance change to achieve the desired movement. The aim of…
Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic inflammatory condition that can result in progressive destruction of the articular surfaces of the joints, including the temporomandibular joint. The purpose of this article is…
Introduction The long duration of orthodontic treatment is a major concern for patients. A noninvasive method of accelerating tooth movement in a physiologic manner is needed. The aim of this…
Introduction Sharing resources through distance education has been proposed as 1 way to deal with a lack of full-time faculty in orthodontic residency programs. To keep distance education for orthodontic…
Treatment of a patient with a cleft lip and palate can be challenging. A woman, aged 26 years 8 months, was referred for orthodontic evaluation of her anterior crossbite. She…
Introduction Rapid maxillary expansion is known to improve nasal airway ventilation. However, it is difficult to precisely evaluate this improvement with conventional methods. The purpose of this longitudinal study was…
Introduction The purpose of this study was to compare the pattern and amount of stress and displacement between maxillary protraction with miniplates placed at the infrazygomatic crest and the lateral…
Introduction The primary stability of a mini-implant is critical, since most orthodontic mini-implant failures occur at an early stage. As orthodontic mini-implants have restrictions in diameter and length, an optimal…
“Masking” (or “blinding”) refers to the steps taken to ensure that all persons involved in a trial are unaware of the type of treatment that each participant receives. In general,…
A reader from Connecticut wrote with the following questions. A parent calls last minute to reschedule their child’s after school appointment, demands to be seen at the same time on…
