Is it for real?
You are honored to receive an appointment to your alma mater’s search committee to identify another full-time faculty member. Clinical research has continued to intrigue you since completion of your…
Authors’ response
We believe that it possible to argue a case objectively, without the need to descend to disparaging, gratuitous, and ad hominem remarks regarding different views held by another person. We…
Misleading article on palatally displaced canines
For a while, I was reluctant to submit a letter challenging another of Dr Adrian Becker’s attempts to restore some dignity to the embattled “guidance theory,” his personal view on…
Maxillary changes with bone-borne surgically assisted rapid palatal expansion: A prospective study
Introduction The aim of this prospective study was to analyze the postexpansion positional changes of the maxillary halves and their initial stability after transpalatal distraction with a bone-borne distractor and…
Intrusion method for a single overerupted maxillary molar using only palatal mini-implants and partial fixed appliances
Mandibular first molars are among the most frequently missing teeth in the adult dentition. As a result, the maxillary first molars are frequently overerupted. Conventional approaches to correct this undesirable…
Cephalometric configuration of the occlusal plane in patients with anterior open bite
Introduction This study was performed to investigate the cephalometric configuration of the occlusal plane in patients with anterior open bite. Methods Of 61 subjects with open bite (overbite ≥3.75 mm) who…
Linear regression
In the previous article, I introduced the concepts of correlation and regression. In the next articles, I will discuss how we can apply linear regression in orthodontic research with an…
Distalization of the maxillary and mandibular dentitions with miniscrew anchorage in a patient with moderate Class I bimaxillary dentoalveolar protrusion
This case report describes the treatment of a 25-year-old woman with a skeletal Class I pattern and moderate bimaxillary dentoalveolar protrusion. The orthodontic treatment included distal movement of her maxillary…
Handbook of orthodontics, second edition
The second edition of Handbook of Orthodontics is markedly improved over the first edition. Clinical practitioners as well as orthodontic educators and those involved in research will benefit from the…
