The case for private practice
Owning a private practice is the ultimate career goal of many dentists. But as dental school and residency costs continue to rise and corporate dentistry attracts more young dentists, this…
The case for dental support organizations
Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change. The world has changed. The number of accredited graduate orthodontic programs in the United States has increased from 52 in 1997 to…
Is good enough, good enough?
You are beginning to think that quality care is becoming equated with rapid treatment completion. The speaker of the seminar you are attending proudly presents an array of cases that…
Residents’ journal review
Midpalatal suture maturation in adults Kwak KH, Kim SS, Kim YI, Kim YD. Quantitative evaluation of midpalatal suture maturation via fractal analysis. Korean J Orthod 2016;46:323-30 Nonsurgical rapid maxillary expansion…
Correction
Coro JC, Velasquez RL, Coro IM, Wheeler TT, McGorray SP, and Sato S. Relationship of maxillary 3-dimensional posterior occlusal plane to mandibular spatial position and morphology. Am J Orthod Dentofacial…
Authors’ response
We thank Katja Kritzler for the commentary on our article. We expressed our concern regarding undeniable potentially looming long-term problems with implant-borne crowns in the esthetic zone in both the…
Esthetic evaluation of implants vs canine substitution
Authors of an article in the September issue comparing implants and canine substitution apparently ignored the evidence of long-term implant failure in the anterior maxilla regarding esthetic aspects (Schneider U,…
Authors’ response
We appreciate the comments about our case report (Valladares-Neto J, Evangelista K, Torres HM, Pithon MM, Silva MAGS. A 22-year follow-up of the nonsurgical expansion of maxillary and mandibular arches…
More precision in expansion, more accuracy in retention
Regarding the article in the September issue, “A 22-year follow-up of the nonsurgical expansion of maxillary and mandibular arches in a young adult: are the outcomes stable, relapsed, or unstable…
Authors’ response
We thank the authors for taking an interest in our article and sending comments. We are happy to provide the following clarifications. 1. The patients were selected from the database…
