Destroying records
A reader sent me the following e-mail. “A few days ago, a prospective patient came into my office for an orthodontic consult. I don’t charge for an initial consult. She…
Evolution of Class III treatment in orthodontics
Angle, Tweed, and Moyers classified Class III malocclusions into 3 types: pseudo, dentoalveolar, and skeletal. Clinicians have been trying to identify the best timing to intercept a Class III malocclusion…
Accuracy of digital American Board of Orthodontics Discrepancy Index measurements
Introduction A digital analysis that is shown to be accurate will ease the demonstration of initial case complexity. To date, no literature exists on the accuracy of the digital American…
Prevalence and patterns of tooth agenesis in Angle Class II Division 2 malocclusion in Japan
Introduction The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prevalence and patterns of tooth agenesis in subjects with Angle Class II Division 2 malocclusion compared with general orthodontic patients…
Gingival crevicular fluid alkaline phosphate activity during the retention phase of maxillary expansion in prepubertal subjects: A split-mouth longitudinal study
Introduction The aim of this study was to monitor the alveolar bone formation at the tension sites of teeth supporting the appliances for rapid maxillary expansion (RME) during the retention…
Effects of magnitude of intrusive force on pulpal blood flow in maxillary molars
Introduction In this study, we aimed to evaluate and compare blood-flow changes in the pulp tissues of maxillary molars over a 6-month period after orthodontic intrusion using different magnitudes of…
The measure of Alton W. Moore—teacher
Who can best take the measure of a teacher? His students—for whom I speak. I am singularly pleased and proud to have been asked to join in this tribute, since…
Alton W. Moore, 1916-2007
Orthodontics lost a true icon when Alton W. Moore passed away in Seattle on October 23, 2007. Al received his dental degree from the University of California at San Francisco…
Author! Author!
The American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics has now published articles continuously for over 100 years and is considered the most complete record of the orthodontic literature in existence….
Residents’ journal review
Sagittal split osteotomy with and without inferior border osteotomy Böckmann R, Schön P, Neuking K, Meyns J, Kessler P, Eggeler G. In vitro comparison of the sagittal split osteotomy with and…
