I attended a recent conference sponsored by the American Association of Orthodontists (AAO) to encourage young orthodontists to become more involved in leadership in the national association. Among the attendees…
This case study describes the retreatment and long-term follow-up care of a patient with a medical history of 2 heart surgeries and a Class II malocclusion that included a severe anteroposterior…
Introduction Several methods are available to enhance the precision of miniscrew placement. The use of surgical guides based on cone-beam computed tomography is indicated especially in patients with risky or…
Karen is an anesthesiology resident and your last patient of the week. Her chief concern is the irregularity of her maxillary incisors. She describes her experience of prolonged, comprehensive orthodontic…
We read the article “Lingual retainers bonded without liquid resin: A 5-year follow-up study” in the January 2013 issue of the AJO-DO with great interest (Tang ATH, Forsberg CM, Andlin-Sobocki…
Thank you for conveying these questions to us. We believe that questions are the primary driving force of scientific progress. Two concerns are related to possible bias in our study…
Cone-beam computed tomography provides orthodontists with 3-dimensional images of the craniofacial region and valuable information for diagnosis and treatment planning of craniofacial or dental anomalies. However, a narrow focus on…
Introduction Numerous studies of smile esthetics have used still photos. Photos, however, do not capture the dynamics of a smile, an element that can contribute to overall smile esthetics. In…
Introduction The purpose of this study was to evaluate the dynamic changes in the periodontal microstructure and the molar displacement pattern during orthodontic tooth movement in ovariectomized rats. Methods Twenty…
Introduction The objective of this study was to characterize the volume and the morphology of the pharyngeal airway in adolescent subjects, relating them to their facial skeletal pattern. Methods Fifty-four…
