Introduction Our aim was to investigate 8 years of vertical changes of the gingival margin and tooth displacement of maxillary molars and incisors in adolescents and adults. Methods Twenty-five adolescents…
Introduction The aim of the present study was to evaluate DNA damage (micronucleus) and cellular death (pyknosis, karyolysis, and karyorrhexis) in exfoliated buccal mucosa cells from adults after fixed orthodontic…
Introduction Open bites are known to be difficult malocclusions to treat. Generally, with conventional edgewise treatment, incisor extrusion rather than molar intrusion is observed. Recently, the use of miniscrews as…
Introduction Patients with type 1 diabetes have shown decreased bone mineral density (BMD) values. The need for orthodontic treatment in diabetic patients is usually associated with occlusal problems and the…
Introduction Very few studies have addressed long-term development and risks associated with untreated malocclusion. The purpose of this study was to examine changes in occlusion in a lifelong perspective and…
Aim The aim of this study was to evaluate the upper airway changes after simultaneous maxillary advancement/impaction and mandibular setback in skeletal Class III malocclusion. Methods The subjects included 76…
Introduction The increase in adult orthodontic patients in the last 20 years makes it more likely that a clinician will have adult cases to present to the American Board of…
Introduction There is continuing interest in an esthetic, effective labial archwire. In this study, we evaluated the potential of new, high-strength polyphenylene polymers to fill this need. Methods Polyphenylene (Primospire,…
Introduction The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between the length of the lingual frenulum and craniofacial morphology and test the hypothesis that skeletal Class III malocclusion…
Surgery-first approach offers good results Liao YF, Chiu YT, Huang CS, Ko EW, Chen YR. Presurgical orthodontics versus no presurgical orthodontics: treatment outcome of surgical-orthodontic correction for skeletal Class III open…
The impacted mandibular left canine was extracted when your 40-year-old patient was in midadolescence, and her referring dentist has requested that you redevelop space for an implant-supported replacement. The patient’s…
Relationship between the lingual frenulum and craniofacial morphology in adults So-Jeong Jang, Bong-Kuen Cha, Peter Ngan, Dong-Soon Choi, Suk-Keun Lee, and Insan Jang. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2011;139:e361-e367 I…
Last year, the American Association of Orthodontists (AAO) Board of Trustees appointed President Lee Graber and me to a joint task force along with the current president of the American…
Introduction A digital plaque image analysis system was developed to objectively assess dental plaque formation and coverage in patients treated with fixed orthodontic appliances. Methods The technique was used to…
A reader wrote the following. I graduated from my orthodontic residency this past May and have been working part time in practice A for 6 months on the east coast….
Introduction The aim of this study was to evaluate the deglutitive tongue movements in patients with skeletal Class II malocclusion. Methods Fifty-nine patients (26 male, 33 female) with skeletal Class…
Geminated teeth occur more frequently in the deciduous dentition than in the permanent dentition, with prevalence figures of 0.6% and 0.1%, respectively. Bilateral presentation is rare. A survey of the…
In this article, we report the successful use of miniscrews in a patient with an Angle Class III malocclusion, lateral open bite, midline deviation, and severe crowding. Simultaneously resolving such…
Introduction The aim of this prospective clinical study was to evaluate the skeletal, dentoalveolar, and soft-tissue effects of maxillary protraction with miniplates compared with conventional facemask therapy and an untreated…
Developmental absence of maxillary lateral incisors is not uncommon in orthodontic patients. Treatment depends on a number of factors, including skeletal pattern, type of malocclusion, overjet, and the shape and…
