Introduction Attempts have been made to identify susceptibility genes of mandibular prognathism by genome-wide linkage studies, but the results of susceptibility loci are inconsistent. There has been no genome-wide association…
Introduction Hawley retainers (HRs) and vacuum-formed retainers (VFRs) are the 2 most commonly used retainers in orthodontics. However, the basis for selection of an appropriate retainer is still a matter…
Timing of transverse arch expansion with fixed appliances Fleming PS, Lee RT, McDonald T, Pandis N, Johal A. The timing of significant arch dimensional changes with fixed orthodontic appliances: data…
Your last patient of the week is Teddy Rector, a quiet 12-year-old who is brought to you by his mother for an initial evaluation. Ms Rector communicates her dissatisfaction with…
We agree that anterior open bite is frequently accompanied by transverse and sagittal discrepancies. In our case report, the patient did in fact have a bilateral posterior crossbite, as can…
We read with interest the article by Kandasamy et al in the October issue investigating the condylar position by magnetic resonance imaging after various bite position registrations, in an effort to…
We thank Drs Jose Bosio and Roberto Justus for their wonderful case report (Bosio JA, Justus R. Treatment and retreatment of a patient with a severe anterior open bite. Am…
First, we want to thank Marcio José da Silva Campos et al for their remarks on our article. We agree that the 2 extraction patients will affect the outcome of treatment…
In the article of Dr Pancherz et al (Pancherz H, Bjerklin K, Lindskog-Stokland B, Hansen K. Thirty-two-year follow-up study of Herbst therapy: a biometric dental cast analysis. Am J Orthod Dentofacial…
We thank Drs Tian and Han for their interest in our study. Most importantly, our study was designed to assess the validity of 3 bite registrations. If there was a…
