Introduction Our objective was to determine which factors were predictive of good long-term outcomes after fixed appliance treatment of Class II Division 1 malocclusion. Methods Two hundred seven patients with…
The goal of this report was to illustrate new treatment mechanics for using microimplants for the treatment of a Class II Division 2 deepbite malocclusion. A 29-year-old woman with a…
Tom Matthews Dr Thomas M. Matthews died on December 27, 2010, at the age of 91. Dr Matthews, along with Drs Robert Gaylord and Tom Williams, established the orthodontic department…
Introduction Root resorption can cause damage in orthodontic patients. Digital subtraction radiography (DSR) is a useful resource for the detection of mineral losses. The purpose of this study was to…
To understand Axelrad v Jackson, 142 S.W. 3d 418 (Tex.App.) 2004 , one first must understand the doctrine of comparative negligence. This doctrine began as contributory negligence: if a plaintiff…
Introduction Identification of the dental arch form of the orthodontic patient is a key aspect for achieving a stable, functional, and esthetic dentition. Failure to customize preformed archwires with the…
Introduction The aim of this study was to compare dental development in a group of children with mild-to-moderate hypodontia with a matched group. Methods A study group of 70 children…
Introduction Our aims were to evaluate long-term maxillary arch width changes in orthodontic patients treated with and without premolar extractions and to provide a potential link to the buccal-corridor ratios….
Introduction The purposes of this study were to examine the amounts of overjet in the anterior and posterior segments of 3 arch forms by using facial axis points on 3-dimensional…
Introduction Although the associations between oral biologic variables such as malocclusion and oral-health-related quality of life (OHRQOL) have been explored, little research has been done to address the influence of…
Introduction The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of fixed appliances on oral malodor. Methods Forty-one patients participated in this study. They were randomized into 2 groups:…
Introduction The aim of this study was to evaluate the morphologic differences in the mandibular arches of Egyptian and North American white subjects. Methods The sample included 94 Egyptian subjects…
Introduction Orthodontic force duration can affect the severity of root resorption. The aim of this clinical study was to investigate the amounts of root resorption volumetrically after the application of…
Introduction The information that details dental changes accompanying presurgical and postsurgical orthodontic treatment during orthognathic surgery treatment is disappointing and results in less than ideal surgical change, but it is…
Introduction Correlations between cephalometric measurements are frequently assumed to represent biologic associations. However, a significant portion of such correlations might arise from purely geometric dependencies, when measurements share common landmarks….
Studies show that our brains use 2 modes of reasoning: heuristic (intuitive, automatic, implicit processing) and analytic (deliberate, rule-based, explicit processing). The use of intuition often dominates problem solving when…
Introduction Although the detrimental health effects of cigarettes are well known, many people, including some orthodontic patients, continue to smoke. Nicotine can affect bone resorption and apposition. Therefore, the aim…
Introduction Our aim was to investigate the effect of rapid maxillary expansion and transpalatal arch therapy combined with deciduous canine extraction on the eruption rate of palatally displaced canines (PDCs)…
Introduction Palatal expansion can potentially affect alveolar bone and circummaxillary sutures. In this study, we characterized their mechanical strain during acute expansion. Methods Eight 3- and 6-month-old fresh pig heads…
Introduction The objective of this study was to assess the relationship between anterior tooth width and the presence or absence of maxillary lateral incisors. Methods Reference models of 106 subjects,…
