Author’s reply
We thank Dr Celikoglu for his interest in our article and for the comments and matters he raised. We mentioned that a late developing dentition with an insufficiently developed lateral…
Questioning the findings about canine displacement
We read with great interest the article on dental age assessment in patients with maxillary canine displacement in the December 2011 issue. We congratulate the authors for their efforts in the…
Top reviewers of 2011
In 2011, the AJO-DO received nearly 850 new manuscript submissions. Our editors issued 1712 review requests, and we received 1308 completed reviews from 477 different reviewers. We are indebted to…
Online only abstracts
Eight-year stability of a severe skeletal anterior open bite with a hyperdivergent growth pattern treated with an edgewise appliance and chin cup therapy Vladimir Cerci, Bruno Bochnia Cerci, Thiago Martins…
Orthodontic and surgical treatment of a patient with hemifacial microsomia
This article describes the surgical and orthodontic treatment of a 12-year-old boy with a significant deformity and functional involvement caused by hemifacial microsomia. The left mandibular ramus and condyle were…
Patient with oculo-facio-cardio-dental syndrome treated with surgical orthodontics
Oculo-facio-cardio-dental (OFCD) syndrome is a rare syndrome characterized by ocular, facial, cardiac, and dental disorders. Only about 20 cases have been reported to date. The most prominent of the various…
Orthodontic treatment of a patient with oral-facial-digital syndrome
Oral-facial-digital syndrome is characterized by heterogeneous clinical features involving malformations of the face, oral cavity, and digits. The syndrome has been reported only in women, suggesting that it is lethal…
Orthodontic reconstruction with autotransplantation and bone grafting after a traffic accident
This case report describes the orthodontic treatment with autotransplantation and bone grafting of the lost maxillary alveolus for a patient injured in a traffic accident. This patient had a severe…
Ideal treatment protocol for cleft lip and palate patient from mixed to permanent dentition
A girl with an Angle Class III malocclusion, anterior and posterior crossbites, a concave profile, and cleft lip and palate sought orthodontic treatment. She was treated with a multidisciplinary therapeutic…
Interdisciplinary treatment of an adult with complete bilateral cleft lip and palate
Interdisciplinary treatment was used for an adult patient born with complete bilateral cleft lip and palate. He had a severe maxillary deficiency with a wide cleft involving the alveolar and…
Three-dimensional analysis of the pharyngeal airway morphology in growing Japanese girls with and without cleft lip and palate
Introduction We evaluated the 3-dimensional craniofacial skeletal and pharyngeal airway morphology in growing patients with and without cleft lip and palate. Methods Our juvenile subjects consisted of 34 girls (ages,…
Severity of alveolar cleft before palatoplasty affects vertical maxillofacial growth in 6-year-old patients with complete unilateral cleft lip and palate
Introduction In this study, we investigated the association between the severity of alveolar clefts in infants and the succeeding maxillofacial growth in patients affected by complete unilateral cleft lip and…
Referral liability and interdisciplinary craniofacial or dentofacial anomaly care
You have been in practice for about 10 years. Your practice is pretty much like those of your colleagues. You have a good mix of adult and adolescent patients, a…
Mandibular widening in hemifacial microsomia: A roentgen stereometric study of 11 patients with the aid of metallic implants
Introduction Our objective was to study mandibular widening in untreated subjects with hemifacial microsomia. Methods From the 3-dimensional files at the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Skane University Hospital…
Craniofacial team management in Apert syndrome
Introduction Apert syndrome is one of the rarest of the craniosynostosis syndromes. Affected persons have extensive structural and functional impairments, some of which can be life threatening. Management requires team…
Team management and treatment outcomes for patients with hemifacial microsomia
Introduction Hemifacial microsomia is the most common congenital craniofacial anomaly after cleft lip and palate. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the final outcome of team care for…
Residents’ journal review
Growth pattern tendency according to cleft type Seo YJ, Park JW, Kim YH, Baek SH. Initial growth pattern of children with cleft before alveolar bone graft stage according to cleft…
Parameters of care for craniosynostosis: Dental and orthodontic perspectives
Introduction A multidisciplinary conference was convened in March 2010 with the charge to develop parameters of care for patients with craniosynostosis. The 52 participants represented 16 medical specialties and 16…
When is enough enough?
Charles is one of your favorite patients, and your friendship with him has been a long one. He is an interactive young man, and, unlike some patients with unilateral cleft…
The craniofacial team
Each year we publish a supplemental issue of the American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics . There are 2 purposes of this extra issue. The first is to allow…
