Orthognathic surgery: An update
Introduction Perhaps no patient care plan in medicine requires more communication in order to achieve optimal outcomes than a combined orthodontic and orthognathic surgical treatment plan. This issue of Seminars…
Sleep disordered breathing and dentistry: Waking up to reality
Abstract Sleep Disordered Breathing (SDB), especially obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is increasingly recognized today as having health implications for individuals who are suffering from this condition, and especially those who…
Corporate dentistry, corporate orthodontics history, reality and strategic planning
“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” George Santayana 1863–1952 In all ways dental professions continue to change rapidly. Historically dentists were, for the most part…
Modern orthodontics at the crossroads
Lewis Carroll’s classic novel Alice in Wonderland has one of the most enduring heroines in English literature. Alice begins her adventures by falling down the Rabbit hole only to encounter…
The last decade in orthodontics: A scoping review of the hits, misses and the near misses!
Abstract The past decade (2009-19) has seen orthodontics incorporate many new infusions into its fold. This scoping review analyzes published orthodontic literaure in five different domains:(1) Recent advancements in orthodontic…
The extraction of teeth: Part 1 diagnostic and treatment considerations
Abstract Non extraction therapy is NOT a treatment goal. It is merely a means of effectuating a treatment goal. The same mindset applies to extraction therapy – it is a…
The extraction of teeth: Part 2 considerations regarding which teeth to extract
Abstract All teeth are viable candidates for extraction under the appropriate clinical circumstances. The clinical considerations regarding each type of tooth as a potential candidate for extraction will be discussed….
21st century orthodontics: When everything works, can anything matter?
At age 12, I had orthodontic treatment, during the course of which, I decided to become an orthodontist. $125 for two molar bands and some elastics seemed like a magical…
Treatment of Class II malocclusion with tooth movement through the maxillary sinus
This case report describes the successful extraction treatment of a Class II malocclusion with excessive maxillary sinus pneumatization. A 20-year-old man sought treatment with the major complaint of protrusive mouth…
Atypical extraction treatment for failing replanted maxillary and mandibular incisors with space closure of 2 mandibular incisors in the same quadrant
We report the successful orthodontic treatment of a 13-year-old girl who had been involved in an accident with avulsion of her maxillary right central incisor and both mandibular left incisors….
