Introduction The purposes of this study were to quantify bone damage associated with insertion of 2 types of miniscrew implants and to relate the amount of bone damage to monocortical…
Acommon question in orthodontic research is “how many patients do I need for my study?” The next articles will introduce relevant concepts that will help readers to understand how to…
Introduction Cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) has become a routine imaging modality for many orthodontic clinics. However, questions remain about the amount of radiation patients are exposed to during the scans….
Introduction The aim of this study was to evaluate the cytotoxic effects of orthodontic mini-implants on gingival fibroblasts and osteoblasts. Methods The orthodontic mini-implants used in this study were Orthodontic…
It was a pleasure to see that Dr Larson did not take the extreme view of proposing cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) as a routine diagnostic modality—ie, for every patient, irrespective…
It is interesting to observe the adoption of new technology in dentistry and orthodontics. Of particular interest is the use of cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) as the imaging protocol of…
The relationship between posterior crossbites and temporomandibular disorders Thilander B, Bjerklin K. Posterior crossbite and temporomandibular disorders (TMDs): need for orthodontic treatment? Eur J Orthod 2011 Sep 6 [Epub ahead…
It is 3:30 on Wednesday afternoon, and you are in the midst of the typically brisk after-school pace. Even though your reception room is full, you decide to take a…
When I wrote my second editorial for the AJO-DO for the February 2011 issue, I titled it “You have the final word.” The purpose of that editorial was to emphasize…
We would like to thank Dr Doshi for his useful comments and the opportunity to discuss our article. We contrasted 2 treatment strategies and named them “intrusive” and “extrusive” based…
It was fascinating to read the retrospective research article in the September issue comparing 2 contrasting conventional strategies to treat growing hyperdivergent patients (Gkantidis N, Halazonetis DJ, Alexandropoulos E, Haralabakis…
The February 2012 editorial concluded that perhaps our best continuing education is to “take final records and compare them with the patient’s pretreatment records.” Dougherty finished his May 1987 guest…
The article published in the January issue on infraoccluded deciduous molars (Dias C, Closs LQ, Fontanella V, de Araujo FB. Vertical alveolar growth in subjects with infraoccluded mandibular deciduous molars….
We thank Dr Celikoglu for his interest in our article and for the comments and matters he raised. We mentioned that a late developing dentition with an insufficiently developed lateral…
We read with great interest the article on dental age assessment in patients with maxillary canine displacement in the December 2011 issue. We congratulate the authors for their efforts in the…
In 2011, the AJO-DO received nearly 850 new manuscript submissions. Our editors issued 1712 review requests, and we received 1308 completed reviews from 477 different reviewers. We are indebted to…
Eight-year stability of a severe skeletal anterior open bite with a hyperdivergent growth pattern treated with an edgewise appliance and chin cup therapy Vladimir Cerci, Bruno Bochnia Cerci, Thiago Martins…
This article describes the surgical and orthodontic treatment of a 12-year-old boy with a significant deformity and functional involvement caused by hemifacial microsomia. The left mandibular ramus and condyle were…
Oculo-facio-cardio-dental (OFCD) syndrome is a rare syndrome characterized by ocular, facial, cardiac, and dental disorders. Only about 20 cases have been reported to date. The most prominent of the various…
Oral-facial-digital syndrome is characterized by heterogeneous clinical features involving malformations of the face, oral cavity, and digits. The syndrome has been reported only in women, suggesting that it is lethal…
