Introduction Current methods to evaluate root position either are inaccurate (panoramic radiograph) or expose patients to relatively large amounts of radiation (cone-beam computed tomography [CBCT]). A method to evaluate root…
Introduction The objectives of this research were to evaluate changes in occlusal components in 3 subperiods during a 10-year posttreatment time span and to examine the long-term effects of fixed…
Introduction Knowledge of a patient’s stage of growth and development plays a vital role in diagnosis, treatment planning, results, and stability of the outcome. Cervical vertebral maturation (CVM) predicts the…
Introduction In this study, we aimed to determine the effect of regular probiotic consumption on microbial colonization in saliva in orthodontic patients and to comparatively evaluate the difference between the…
Highlights • Simple randomization leads most of the time to unequal group sizes. • Simple randomization is suggested for large samples, and block randomization is suggested for smaller samples. •…
You had a patient with mandibular skeletal retrognathism and mandibular arch crowding. There were 2 viable treatment plans. In no particular order or implication of which is the better course…
Gary was your favorite classmate. He and his wife spent countless hours with you during your residency. Gary eventually established a practice a few miles from yours, facilitating your decades-long…
Primers and indirect bonding Queiroz Tavares ML, Elias CN, Nojima LI. Effects of different primers on indirect orthodontic bonding: shear bond strength, color change, and enamel roughness. Korean J Orthod…
We are pleased that our article attracted attention and would like to clarify some misunderstandings. In our study, the penetration rate was estimated based on 60 mini-implants; the 25 mentioned…
