Authors’ response
We thank Drs Perinetti and Contardo for reading our article carefully and the effort they made to apply another analysis on our data. However, we would like to alert our…
Validity of the CVM method to determine mandibular length
We read with much interest “Morphometric analysis of cervical vertebrae in relation to mandibular growth” (Gray S, Bennani H, Kieser JA, Farella M. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2016;149:92-8). One…
Dental maturation is not a reliable indicator of the pubertal growth spurt
We read with the greatest attention the article by Lopes et al on the usefulness of dental maturation as a diagnostic aid in the identification of the different growth phases defined…
Authors’ response
We appreciate Dr Thakkar’s interest and questions about our article, “Distalization of the maxillary and mandibular dentitions with miniscrew anchorage in a patient with moderate Class I bimaxillary dentoalveolar protrusion”…
Miniscrew anchorage
I read the case report entitled “Distalization of the maxillary and mandibular dentitions with miniscrew anchorage in a patient with moderate Class I bimaxillary dentoalveolar protrusion” (Chen G, Teng F,…
How ideas are spread and used
About 100 years ago, new ideas were spread mainly by newspapers and other forms of print media. At the dawn of the 20th century, thousands of newspapers were published in the…
Distalization of the mandibular dentition with a ramal plate for skeletal Class III malocclusion correction
The retromolar fossa is an anatomically suitable skeletal anchorage site. The aim of this report was to introduce a novel appliance for the correction of skeletal Class III malocclusions with…
Biomechanical effects of maxillary expansion on a patient with cleft palate: A finite element analysis
Introduction The aims of this study were to evaluate the effects of rapid palatal expansion on the craniofacial skeleton of a patient with unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP) and…
Miniscrew-assisted slow expansion of mature rabbit sutures
Introduction In this study, we experimentally evaluated whether complex, mature sutures can be separated using skeletal anchorage and light, continuous forces. Methods Twelve adult, 8- to 9-month-old female New Zealand…
Rescue therapy with orthodontic traction to manage severely impacted mandibular second molars and to restore an alveolar bone defect
This case report describes the successful treatment of severely impacted mandibular second molars with severe apical root resorption of the mandibular first molars. The vertically impacted second molars were orthodontically moved (using…
