He did it…No, he did it
Have you ever shared treatment of a patient with another colleague? For example, maybe you practice in an office that has several partners and associates, and all the doctors treat…
Placement angle effects on the success rate of orthodontic microimplants and other factors with cone-beam computed tomography
Introduction The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of placement angles on the success rate of orthodontic microimplants and other factors with cone-beam computed tomography images. Methods…
Cortical bone thickness of the alveolar process measured with cone-beam computed tomography in patients with different facial types
Introduction The purpose of this study was to determine the cortical bone thickness of the alveolar process in the maxilla and the mandible on cone-beam computed tomographs of adults with…
Factorial analysis of variables affecting bone stress adjacent to the orthodontic anchorage mini-implant with finite element analysis
Introduction Mini-implants are now widely accepted as anchorage for orthodontic tooth movement because of the convenience of the placement procedure, their comparative low cost, and the fact that they can…
Residents’ journal review
Analyzing gene expression of periodontal cells tissue model after compression Li Y, Li M, Tan M, Huang S, Zhao L, Tang T, et al. Analysis of time-course gene expression profiles of…
Is there justice in generosity?
Your downtown practice is growing slowly but surely despite the stagnated economy. One consistent referral source has been a large manufacturing plant, many of whose employees and families you have…
Author’s response
It is gratifying to know that others are carefully reading the orthodontic literature, especially when it is one of your own articles. Dr Cao is correct in noting that the…
Cortical bone thickness for miniscrew placement in adults
We read with great interest the article that documents cortical bone and ridge thickness (Horner KA, Behrents RG, Kim KB, Buschang PH. Cortical bone and ridge thickness of hyperdivergent and…
Statistical treatment of the sample
With interest, we read the article entitled “How does orthodontic treatment affect young adults’ oral health-related quality of life?” by Palomares et al in the June 2012 issue of the AJO-DO…
It’s worse than we thought!
The current AAO Consumer Awareness Program is targeting adults over the age of 30 years. It is hoped that this new initiative will make adult consumers more aware of the…
