Extraction frequencies
I read with a great deal of interest the article on extraction frequencies in the March issue of the journal (Jackson TH, Guez C, Lin FC, Proffit WR, Ko CC….
Surgery-first approach in correcting skeletal Class III malocclusion with mandibular asymmetry
This case report describes a surgical orthodontic case that used the recently introduced surgery-first approach to correct a severe skeletal Class III malocclusion. A 19-year-old woman presented with severe mandibular…
Orthodontic-surgical retreatment of facial asymmetry with occlusal cant and severe root resorption: A 3-year follow-up
Our objective was to report the orthodontic and surgical retreatment of a patient who had undergone a prolonged orthodontic treatment with extractions, but who had unsatisfactory results and persistent side…
Effects of unilateral premolar extraction treatment on the dental arch forms of Class II subdivision malocclusions
Introduction A retrospective study evaluating posttreatment symmetry in dental arch form and midlines was carried out in Class II subdivision patients treated with unilateral and bilateral maxillary premolar extractions. Methods…
Influence of different setups of the Frankfort horizontal plane on 3-dimensional cephalometric measurements
Introduction The Frankfort horizontal (FH) is a plane that intersects both porions and the left orbitale. However, other combinations of points have also been used to define this plane in…
Prognosis of primary and secondary insertions of orthodontic miniscrews: What we have learned from 500 implants
Introduction Although the success of using orthodontic miniscrews for primary insertion has been reported in the literature, few studies have followed up on secondary insertions after failure of the first…
Poisson regression
In this article, we will describe how to analyze the data used in our previous article regarding implant failures with Poisson regression. We are interested in examining whether the rate…
Caught but released
Several months ago, you finished treatment on Susie, age 15. She wears her retainer like most kids do—or don’t. She is still under your care and comes in for routine…
Surgery-first orthognathic approach vs traditional orthognathic approach: Oral health-related quality of life assessed with 2 questionnaires
Introduction The purposes of the study were to investigate and evaluate the differences detected by the patients between the traditional orthognathic approach and the surgery-first one in terms of level…
Effects of Case Western Reserve University’s transverse analysis on the quality of orthodontic treatment
Introduction The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of using the transverse analysis developed at Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) in Cleveland, Ohio. The hypotheses were based…
