Introduction Placement torque and damping capacity may increase when the orthodontic anchor screws make contact with an adjacent root. If this is the case, root contact can be inferred from…
During a trial, it is important to measure baseline variables such as demographics (age, sex) and clinical characteristics (Angle classification, oral hygiene status, initial crowding). We usually measure baseline characteristics…
Introduction The purpose of this study was to identify variables of dental malocclusion with the greatest effect on sound production that can be easily identified during an orthodontic assessment. Methods…
Can a court in one state force you to become a party to litigation in another state? In other words, could a state other than your own have jurisdiction over…
Introduction This study evaluated the long-term stability of maxillary molar intrusion and anterior open-bite correction in adults treated by maxillary posterior teeth intrusion with zygomatic miniplates. Methods The sample included…
Introduction The aim of this study was to compare the posterior tooth angulations in patients with open-bite malocclusion and normal occlusion. Methods Lateral cephalometric headfilms of 45 untreated open-bite subjects…
Introduction Growth and its prediction are important for the success of many orthodontic treatments. The aim of this study was to determine the reliability of the cervical vertebral maturation (CVM)…
Introduction Plaster casts as the medium for data collection in orthodontic studies pose disadvantages. In this study, we aimed to assess the validity and reliability of using 3-dimensional (3D) photographs…
Introduction A number of biologic methods leading to decreased rates of orthodontic tooth movement (OTM) can be found in the recent literature. The aim of this systematic review was to…
Introduction The purpose of this study was to examine associations among malocclusion and the contextual factors of quality of life and socioeconomic status. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted with…
Introduction A discrepancy exists between objective and subjective measures of orthodontic treatment need, highlighting the importance of patients’ perceptions. Limited qualitative information is available regarding patients’ perceptions and orthodontic concerns….
Introduction The objective of this network meta-analysis was to synthesize the evidence of the comparative effectiveness for various interventions used for orthodontic pain relief during peak pain intensity. Methods MEDLINE,…
Cephalometric parameters in obstructive sleep apnea Alessandri-Bonetti G, Ippolito DR, Bartolucci ML, D’Antò V, Incerti-Parenti S. Cephalometric predictors of treatment outcome with mandibular advancement devices in adult patients with obstructive…
The phone call comes one evening as you are reviewing an interesting article in the latest issue of the Journal . It’s your neighbor, who tells you that his wife…
Thank you for your comments on our article, “Morphometric analysis of cervical vertebrae in relation to mandibular growth.” Your interest in our research has given us the opportunity to provide…
We want to thank the authors for assessing whether maxillary canine position influences esthetic perceptions (Katsis J, Behrents RG, Araujo EA, Oliver DR, Kim KB. Posttreatment evaluation of maxillary canine…
We thank Drs Perinetti and Contardo for reading our article carefully and the effort they made to apply another analysis on our data. However, we would like to alert our…
We read with much interest “Morphometric analysis of cervical vertebrae in relation to mandibular growth” (Gray S, Bennani H, Kieser JA, Farella M. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2016;149:92-8). One…
We read with the greatest attention the article by Lopes et al on the usefulness of dental maturation as a diagnostic aid in the identification of the different growth phases defined…
We appreciate Dr Thakkar’s interest and questions about our article, “Distalization of the maxillary and mandibular dentitions with miniscrew anchorage in a patient with moderate Class I bimaxillary dentoalveolar protrusion”…
