A 19-year-old man with a skeletal Class III malocclusion was treated using minimal presurgical orthodontics. Orthodontic appliances and miniscrews were placed at the beginning of treatment, and the double-jaw-surgery was…
Introduction The frontal occlusal plane of the maxilla generally inclines toward the ipsilateral side of the mandibular deviation in subjects with facial asymmetry; however, a few patients with facial asymmetry…
Introduction Disc displacement (DD) is common in adolescents, but not much is understood about its cause. Assessment of the directionality of incipient DDs may provide clues about the etiology. Methods…
This case report presents the camouflage treatment that successfully improved the facial profile of a patient with a skeletal Class III malocclusion using bone-borne rapid maxillary expansion and mandibular anterior…
A concise and precise book, Orthodontic Radiographs provides effective and meaningful insight into the use of radiographs in clinical orthodontics. Now in its fourth edition, the book is published by…
Dr James Morris Reynolds, 97, of Lubbock, Texas, passed away on October 14, 2015, from a brief illness after a fall. A resident of Lubbock for almost 70 years, Jim was…
Introduction Cervical vertebral maturation (CVM) methods have been criticized because of their subjective nature. The aims of this study were (1) to analyze the morphometric changes in the outline of…
Introduction There is a lack of research to support the belief that root canal treatment can be considered for stopping or decreasing external apical root resorption (EARR). There is conflicting…
Introduction Our objective was to identify and evaluate the accuracy and precision (intrarater and interrater reliabilities) of various anatomic landmarks for use in 3-dimensional maxillary and mandibular regional superimpositions. Methods…
A woman and a kangaroo walk into a bar… Well, it wasn’t really a bar; it was actually a McDonalds. According to Wisconsin’s Daily Citizen , as reported in the…
