Introduction Our objective was to comparatively evaluate different bracket types (conventional, active self-ligating, and passive self-ligating) combined with broad archwires in terms of maxillary dental arch widths and molar inclinations….
Introduction The aim of this systematic review was to assess the prevalence of adverse effects associated with lingual and buccal fixed orthodontic techniques. Methods Two authors searched the PubMed, EMBASE,…
Introduction The objective of this 3-arm parallel randomized trial was to evaluate the effects of a fluoride varnish and a fluoride film on the remineralization of white spot lesions around…
Reliability and validity of measurements on digital study and plaster models Reuschl RP, Heuer W, Stiesch M, Wenzel D, Dittmer MP. Reliability and validity of measurements on digital study models…
“Jet Stream” is marketed as a novel way to enhance the rate of tooth movement and decrease root resorption. Jet Stream delivers a column of hot air to the mouth…
Orthodontists have long been among the most progressive of the dental specialists, quick to embrace new technologies for enhancing clinical efficiencies and practice workflow. Orthodontic software innovations, whether for imaging…
Of all the articles on cephalometrics this journal has published over the last half-century, the one most cited across the scientific literature is the 1979 lecture “The inappropriateness of conventional cephalometrics”…
Orthodontics, the premiere dental speciality, is plagued with controversies that cannot be settled totally by scientific evidence. Even so, it is a rarity in contemporary orthodontic literature to witness head-on…
We are grateful to Dr Hill for his letter and support of the Postdoctoral Dental Match. Is there an orthodontist who is not thankful for the specialty education that he…
I would like to thank the authors of “Match or non-Match: At the crossroads” in the November issue for a very well-done article on a subject that needed to be…
