Introduction The purpose of this study was to establish the influence of soft-tissue profile values on the decision of orthodontists to recommend orthognathic surgery for patients with Class II Division…
Introduction This retrospective cohort study was performed to evaluate the skeletal and dental changes in the short and long terms in hyperdivergent patients treated with rapid maxillary expansion and fixed…
Introduction Conventional treatment for young Class III patients involves extraoral devices designed to either protract the maxilla or restrain mandibular growth. The use of skeletal anchorage offers a promising alternative…
When contemplating replantation and autotransplantation, the main focus for orthodontists is likely to be the advantages of autotransplantation, which has become an attractive treatment for replacing missing maxillary incisors. The…
In a previous article, we reported the results of a survey of American and Canadian orthodontic postgraduate programs to determine how the topics of occlusion, temporomandibular joint, and temporomandibular disorders…
Craniofacial growth patterns in Crouzon and Apert syndromes: Is it the same? Reitsma JH, Ongkosuwito EM, Buschang PH, Prahl-Andersen B. Facial growth in patients with Apert and Crouzon syndromes compared…
It’s not the first time it has happened. You have just examined a 15-year-old boy who was brought to your office by his mother after referral by his general dentist….
The article by Doshi-Meta and Bhad-Patil addresses an important topic in orthodontics (Doshi-Meta G, Bhad-Patil WA. Efficacy of low-intensity laser therapy in reducing treatment time and orthodontic pain: a clinical…
Dholakia KD, Bhat SR. Clinical efficiency of nonconventional elastomeric ligatures in the canine retraction phase of preadjusted edgewise appliance therapy: An in-vivo study. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2012; 141:715-722….
We appreciate the letter to the editor from Drs Kamak and Caglaroglu. It allows us to clarify some important aspects of a variable that can influence the efficiency of the…
Temporary anchorage devices have revolutionized our ability to move teeth. No longer are we concerned about retracting or protracting teeth without moving the anchor teeth. We can completely avoid using…
We read with interest the article on a modified technique for indirect bonding in the April 2012 issue (Ciuffolo F, Tenisci N, Pollutri L. Modified bonding technique for a standardized…
This article describes the complex dental treatment of an adult patient with multiple missing teeth, mild chronic periodontitis, and a malocclusion with a cant of the occlusal plane. After periodontal…
Ectopic eruption of maxillary canines can be associated with root resorption of adjacent teeth. This case report describes and discusses an interesting case of a 15-year-old girl with a Class…
Introduction Long-term changes in the dentitions of orthodontic patients have been studied. However, most studies in the literature report findings after only a few years posttreatment. In this study, we…
The patient was a boy with a Class II skeletal and dental relationship, a large overjet, an impinging overbite, and a steep mandibular plane angle. Treatment started with the Twin-block…
Introduction The aims of this study were to calculate the volume of white spot lesions by using microcomputed tomography and to determine which clinical attribute of the white spot lesion…
Orthodontic archwires or fractured appliances that are accidentally swallowed can become lodged in the airway or gastrointestinal tract. Inadvertent ingestion or aspiration of an appliance or archwire piece during orthodontic…
Introduction The purpose of this study was to evaluate the reliability of measurements made on 3-dimensional digital models obtained with a surface laser scanner (D-250; 3Shape, Copenhagen, Denmark). Methods Twenty…
Introduction The purpose of this study was to compare the bone thickness of the palatal areas in early and late mixed and early permanent dentitions according to dental age. Methods…
