Beyond your comfort zone
Drew is a 28-year-old engineering student with protruded maxillary incisors and an impinging deep-bite malocclusion. He was referred to you by a senior dentist in the multispecialty practice in which…
Effects of a magnetic palatal expansion appliance with reactivation system: An animal experiment
Introduction The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of a newly designed magnetic palatal expansion appliance with a reactivation system. Methods A magnetic palatal expansion appliance was…
Residents’ journal review
Mandibular expansion through finite element analysis Singh P, Wang C, Ajmera DH, Xiao SS, Song J, Lin Z. Biomechanical effects of novel osteotomy approaches on mandibular expansion: a three-dimensional finite…
Correction
Congenital and acquired mandibular asymmetry: Mapping growth and remodeling in 3 dimensions. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2016; 150:238-51. Two contributors are added as authors, and the order of the…
Authors’ response
We thank Drs Thiesen and Kim for their interest on our article, “Evaluation of facial hard and soft tissue asymmetry using cone-beam computed tomography,” in the February issue of the…
Criteria for determining facial asymmetries
We read with great interest the article entitled “Evaluation of facial hard and soft tissue asymmetry using cone-beam computed tomography” in the February issue of the Journal . The authors…
Bone resorption under chin implants: The orthodontist’s role in its diagnosis and management
Alloplastic chin implants have been a valuable treatment modality for the correction of microgenia. Their use has provided satisfactory esthetic results by improving facial balance. However, bone resorption under these…
Authors’ response
We appreciate this valuable opportunity to discuss our study and hope this explanation will be helpful for evaluating patients with facial asymmetry. In the beginning of this study, we questioned…
Determining the midsagittal reference plane for evaluating facial asymmetries
I read with great interest the article in the August issue of the AJO-DO entitled “Statistical shape analysis-based determination of optimal midsagittal reference plane for evaluation of facial asymmetry.” The…
Authors’ response
Thank you for giving us the chance to respond to Ide and colleagues’ comments about our article, “Eruption of an impacted canine in an adenomatoid odontogenic tumor treated with combined orthodontic…
