Corticotomy-assisted rapid maxillary expansion
We want to thank the authors for reporting a novel approach for rapid maxillary expansion (RME) in skeletally mature patients (Echchadi ME, Benchikh B, Bellamine M, Kim SH. Corticotomy-assisted rapid…
One hundred years of orthodontic history
The special section, “100 years of orthodontic history,” published in the December 2015 issue of the AJO-DO , delineates the important events in the past 100 years of orthodontics and provides a…
Bone and cartilage changes after injection of botulinum toxin
I hope that readers opening the December 2015 issue were not surprised to find that unilateral paralysis of masseter muscles in growing rabbits should have an effect on hard tissue…
Linking orthodontic treatment and caries management for high-risk adolescents
A 2011 study from the University of Michigan’s Department of Orthodontics reflects on the problem of caries in children undergoing orthodontic treatment: “This widespread problem…is an alarming challenge and warrants…
Authors’ response
The letter from Dr Frey raised several points worthy of discussion. First was the question of differential species sensitivity to botulinum toxins and whether rabbits are an appropriate model for…
Transplant vs implant in a patient with agenesis of both maxillary lateral incisors: A 9-year follow-up
Introduction Agenesis of a maxillary lateral incisor occurs in about 2% of the population. Treatment options should adapt to natural biologic changes in a lifelong perspective. Methods and results A…
Unilateral mandibular condylar osteochondroma treated with ipsilateral condylectomy and contralateral ramus osteotomy
We successfully treated a 32-year-old woman who had facial asymmetry and unilateral mandibular condylar osteochondroma using ipsilateral mandibular condylectomy and contralateral ramus osteotomy. Mirror image analysis with a noncontact 3-dimensional…
Reproducibility of the lip position at rest: A 3-dimensional perspective
Introduction In this study, we evaluated the reproducibility of the lip position at rest in 3 dimensions using reverse engineering software and stereophotogrammetric images. Methods We used 3dMD Flex (3dMD,…
Microimplant-assisted rapid palatal expansion appliance to orthopedically correct transverse maxillary deficiency in an adult
This case report describes the use of a microimplant-assisted rapid palatal expansion (MARPE) appliance to orthopedically correct a transverse maxillary deficiency in an adult patient. Expansion forces transmitted through the…
Tadao Nakago, 1933-2016
Fig Tadao Nakago Tadao Nakago died of bladder cancer on February 12, 2016, just 2 days before his 83rd birthday. He was born on February 14, 1933, in Sanda, north of…
