Residents’ journal review
Does AcceleDent accelerate full-fixed appliance treatment? Woodhouse NR, DiBiase AT, Johnson N, Slipper C, Grant J, Alsaleh M, et al. Supplemental vibrational force during orthodontic alignment: A randomized trial. J Dent…
The 101st man of influence
In this100th anniversary year of the AJO-DO , there have been memorial articles for the milestone steps in orthodontics. One poster, “100 years of publishing, 100 people of influence,” mentioned 100…
Diversified rapid maxillary expander or utility maxillary expander?
I read an interesting case report in the February issue (Wang H, Feng J, Lu P, Shen G. Correction of a skeletal Class II malocclusion with severe crowding by a…
The cleft child
It has been my privilege for the past 60 years to be a member of cleft palate teams at 2 hospitals in the St Louis region. These teams comprise groups of health care…
Authors’ response
We thank Dr Antosz for his comments related to our article. In general, we agree with his concerns. The airway is surrounded by soft tissues—muscle and fat—as well as hard…
Postsurgical volumetric airway changes in 2-jaw orthognathic surgery patients
Once again, I have to question the validity of cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) airway studies (Hart PS, McIntyre BP, Kadioglu O, Currier GF, Sullivan SM, Li J, et al. Postsurgical volumetric…
Uprighting mesially impacted mandibular molars with 2 miniscrews
Mesially tilted or impacted mandibular molars cause occlusal disharmony and periodontal problems. For proper restoration of the occlusion and to prevent further periodontal damage, uprighting of tilted molars is the…
Effect of light-curable fluoride varnish on enamel demineralization adjacent to orthodontic brackets: An in-vivo study
Introduction The purpose of this in-vivo study was to evaluate the effect of a single application of Clinpro XT (3M ESPE, Pymble, New South Wales, Australia), a light-curable fluoride varnish,…
Comparison of patient acceptance of the Forsus Fatigue Resistant Device with and without mini-implant anchorage: A randomized controlled trial
Introduction The objective of this 2-arm parallel randomized controlled trial was to evaluate patient acceptance of the mini-implant anchored Forsus Fatigue Resistant Device (FFRD) (3M Unitek, Monrovia, Calif). Methods The…
Evaluation of the vertical accuracy of bracket placement with the Boone gauge
Introduction In this study, we aimed to evaluate the influence of clinical experience and the type of tooth (incisors, canines, and premolars) on the vertical accuracy of bracket placement with…
