Residents’ journal review
Craniofacial sutures house multipotent stem cells Zhao H, Feng J, Ho TV, Grimes W, Urata M, Chai Y. The suture provides a niche for mesenchymal stem cells of craniofacial bones….
When the inevitable happens…
It’s your last day at the office before your vacation, and you are eager to meet your family at the airport for a flight to paradise. Just as you shut…
Retrospective: What a difference 10 years can make
The French author François de la Rochefoucauld said, “The only thing constant in life is change.” This maxim is an apt description of the American Association of Orthodontists (AAO) during…
Authors’ response
We appreciate the readers’ interest in our research article. They have rightfully raised a concern about the sample processing method, which we think is attributable to the lack of details…
Elemental composition of miniscrews
We would like to make a few comments on the article entitled “Surface deterioration and elemental composition of retrieved orthodontic miniscrews” published in the April supplement (Patil P, Kharbanda OP,…
Authors’ response
Thank you for your letter. We appreciate your interest in our article. We will attempt to respond to your questions and comments in the order in which you presented them….
Extraction treatment and long-term profile changes
I’d like to make a few comments on the article “Extraction vs no treatment: Long-term facial profile changes” in the May 2015 issue (Rathod AB, Araujo E, Vaden JL, Behrents…
Evaluation of root and alveolar bone development of unilateral osseous impacted immature maxillary central incisors after the closed-eruption technique
Introduction In this study, we evaluated root and alveolar bone development in unilateral osseous impacted immature maxillary central incisors by cone-beam computed tomography before and after closed-eruption treatment, in comparison…
Comparison of transverse changes during maxillary expansion with 4-point bone-borne and tooth-borne maxillary expanders
Introduction The purposes of this study were to evaluate and compare the dentoskeletal changes concurrent with 4-point bone-borne and tooth-borne rapid maxillary expanders in growing children. Methods The study was…
Impact on perceived root resorption based on the amount of incisal inclination as determined from conventional panoramic radiography
Introduction Our objective was to measure the impact on perceived root resorption based on the amount of anteroposterior incisal inclination as determined in vitro from conventional panoramic radiography. Methods A rapid…
