Mixed messages
The sole concern of your new patient, Jim, is his rotated maxillary right lateral incisor. He is otherwise content with his occlusal status. You suggest addressing this objective with a…
Oral health-related quality of life in surgery-first vs traditional orthognathic approach
The article entitled “Surgery-first orthognathic approach vs traditional orthognathic approach: oral health-related quality of life assessed with 2 questionnaires” published in August 2017 was interesting in the light of contemporary…
Tooth health should be considered when selecting which teeth to extract
I am writing regarding a case report in the June 2017 issue in which a patient with a Class II malocclusion was treated with mandibular skeletal anchorage (Cakir E, Malkoç…
Malocclusion and health care
In an editorial in the June 2017 issue, Dr Nadia Laniado wrote the following: “A fundamental issue distinguishes the specialty of orthodontics from the rest of dentistry: malocclusion is not…
International items of interest
ASA ruling on IGDP Ltd Upheld Internet (on own site) 08 March 2017 Background Summary of Council Decision: Three issues were investigated, all of which were Upheld. AD Description The…
“Alternative facts” and orthodontic advertising in the United Kingdom
Seven years ago, Kevin O’Brien and Jonathan Sandler wrote a guest editorial for this Journal entitled “In the land of no evidence, is the salesman king?” in which they cautiously…
International Items of Interest
As I begin this editorial, I will admit that most of what I will tell you is not original. I will simply use this opportunity to inform you of a…
Surgery first using skeletal anchorage with tandem mechanics for mandibular molar distalization
This case report describes the orthodontic retreatment a patient with a skeletal Class III malocclusion. The clinical examination showed a concave profile caused by a retruded maxilla and a prognathic…
