What values most?
You enjoy teaching in a nearby orthodontic specialty program. One morning, your department chair calls you up to her office and asks whether you would consider heading the department’s admissions…
Ankylosed maxillary incisor with severe root resorption treated with a single-tooth dento-osseous osteotomy, vertical alveolar distraction osteogenesis, and mini-implant anchorage
Dentoalveolar ankylosis interferes with the vertical growth of the alveolar process, which can lead to an open bite, an unesthetic smile, and occlusal disharmony. This case report presents a new…
Author’s response
Although the writer has the right to choose the title and content of his letter, it seems as if the purpose of the letter is not to allow the authors…
Statistical errors in a recent article: Sella turcica in patients with type 1 diabetes
I read with interest the article by Bavbek and Dincer (Dimensions and morphologic variations of sella turcica in type 1 diabetic patients. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2014;145:179-87). Although it…
Maxillary arch width and buccal corridor changes with orthodontic treatment
With great interest and respect, we read the research reported by Anna H. Meyer et al (Meyer AH, Woods MG, Manton DJ. Maxillary arch width and buccal corridor changes with orthodontic…
Author’s response
Thank you to Drs Yan and Tian for the comments and question regarding Part 2 of our work regarding arch-width and buccal corridor changes. Drs Yan and Tian suggested that…
Authors’ response
We are grateful to the Dr Todd Connell for his careful reading and relevant comment on our article. We agree that there was a miswriting in the Abstract and the…
Reproducibility and accuracy of linear measurements on dental models derived from cone-beam computed tomography compared with digital dental casts
Introduction The aim of this study was to determine the reproducibility and accuracy of linear measurements on 2 types of dental models derived from cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) scans: CBCT…
Dental arch dimensional changes
Please review the article entitled “Dental arch dimensional changes after adenotonsillectomy in prepubertal children” (Caixeta ACP, Andrade I Jr, Pereira TBJ, Franco LP, Becker HMG, Souki BQ. Am J Orthod…
Pitching speed
X-rays were discovered in 1895, closely followed in 1898 by the discovery of the radioactive properties of radium. Almost immediately, a flood of medical products were introduced, marketed, and purported…
