No tricks, please
It’s time again for your annual national convention, and this year you’ve decided to take the entire family. The venue is perfect: dependably mild weather, world–renowned restaurants, and plenty for…
Evidence-based practice and the evidence pyramid: A 21st century orthodontic odyssey
Organized evidence-based practice is said to have started in the medical field in the late 20th century. Its principles and usage eventually spread to other health sciences, including orthodontics. Although the…
Prevalence of malocclusion in Canadian children with autism spectrum disorder
Introduction The purposes of this study were to determine the prevalence of malocclusion among children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and to describe the most common malocclusion traits in this…
Harms and adverse events in clinical research
Harm is “the totality of possible adverse consequences of an intervention or therapy.” An adverse event is any unfavorable or harmful occurrence in a patient, temporarily related to a medical…
Effect of cervical or high-pull headgear on the vertical dimensions of Class II Division 1 patients
We read the article entitled “Change in the vertical dimension of Class II Division 1 patients after use of cervical or high-pull headgear” by Zervas et al in the November 2016…
Effects of short-term in-vivo studies on orthodontic root resorption paradigms
We want to praise Dr Darendeliler and his group for another excellent short-term in-vivo study of orthodontic root resorption, published in the January 2017 issue (Patterson BM, Dalci O, Papadopoulou…
Extraction frequencies
I read with a great deal of interest the article on extraction frequencies in the March issue of the journal (Jackson TH, Guez C, Lin FC, Proffit WR, Ko CC….
Surgery-first approach in correcting skeletal Class III malocclusion with mandibular asymmetry
This case report describes a surgical orthodontic case that used the recently introduced surgery-first approach to correct a severe skeletal Class III malocclusion. A 19-year-old woman presented with severe mandibular…
Orthodontic-surgical retreatment of facial asymmetry with occlusal cant and severe root resorption: A 3-year follow-up
Our objective was to report the orthodontic and surgical retreatment of a patient who had undergone a prolonged orthodontic treatment with extractions, but who had unsatisfactory results and persistent side…
Effects of unilateral premolar extraction treatment on the dental arch forms of Class II subdivision malocclusions
Introduction A retrospective study evaluating posttreatment symmetry in dental arch form and midlines was carried out in Class II subdivision patients treated with unilateral and bilateral maxillary premolar extractions. Methods…
