Laying the foundation for a resource center
The editorial in the June issue of the AJO-DO provided ample food for thought. The advent of the “digital age” has quite literally revolutionized the accessibility of information available at…
AJO-DOResource Center
It is a great idea to develop the AJO-DO Resource Center (Turpin DL, Behrents RG, Abdelkarim AA. Proposed AJO-DO Resource Center on cone-beam computed tomography imaging. Am J Orthod Dentofacial…
Orthodontic tooth movement through the maxillary sinus in an adult with multiple missing teeth
This case report describes the successful orthodontic tooth movement through the maxillary sinus in an adult patient. A 41-year-old Asian woman had severe lip protrusion and multiple missing posterior teeth….
Retreatment of a transfer patient with bialveolar protrusion with mini bone-plate anchorage
A 40-year-old black woman, with pretorqued, preangulated appliances on the maxillary teeth, transferred with chief concerns of missing teeth and her orthodontic progress. She had bialveolar protrusion and edentulous areas…
Concomitant dilaceration, transposition, and intraosseous migration: Report of a patient treated with maxillary canine-central incisor substitution
This case report describes the multidisciplinary treatment of a male with a dilacerated maxillary left central incisor and transposition of the ipsilateral maxillary canine and lateral incisor. The initial treatment…
Donald Hugh Enlow, 1927-2014
Donald Hugh Enlow When Don Enlow arrived in Cleveland in 1977 to head the orthodontic department at Case Western Reserve University (CWRU), he began a new chapter in his lifelong…
Preeruptive changes in maxillary canine and first premolar inclinations: A retrospective study on panoramic radiographs
Introduction Because of the close anatomic proximity of the maxillary permanent canine and first premolar, we investigated the relationship between their preeruptive positional changes in this retrospective study. Methods Sixty-three…
Gerald Vale, 1926-2013
Dr Gerald Vale Dr Gerald Vale, orthodontist and forensic dentistry expert, passed away on July 19, 2013, at the age of 87. He graduated from dental school at New York…
Cohort studies: Part 1
The cohort study is the closest design to a clinical trial, since exposed and unexposed patients are followed prospectively, and the outcome is recorded sometime in the future. In cohort…
Suture cartilage formation pattern varies with different expansive forces
Introduction Midpalatal suture expansion could induce osteogenesis to correct maxillary insufficiency; cartilage formation could also be induced, and lower-magnitude forces might generate a preferable response pattern. In this study, we…
Measurement of the buccolingual inclination of teeth: Manual technique vs 3-dimensional software
Introduction In this study, we aimed to measure the inclination of teeth on dental casts by a manual technique with the tooth inclination protractor (TIP; MBI, Newport, United Kingdom) and…
Seeing before doing
A colleague wrote: It has become routine in many orthodontic offices for a child who has come in for a new patient examination to have a panoramic x-ray taken before…
Do dental esthetics have any influence on finding a job?
Introduction Our objective was to determine whether dental esthetics have any influence on finding a new job. Methods Ten patients with orthodontic treatment needs for various types of malocclusions were…
Association between sella turcica bridging and palatal canine impaction
Introduction The association of sella turcica bridging and various dental anomalies has been an area of interest for researchers. Based on the evidence of a common embryologic origin between sella…
Agreement between cone-beam computed tomography and nasoendoscopy evaluations of adenoid hypertrophy
Introduction The goals of this study were to evaluate (1) the reliability and accuracy of cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) for assessing adenoid size compared with nasoendoscopy and (2) the influence…
Bacteremia after piezocision
Introduction The aim of this study was to investigate the presence of transient bacteremia after a piezocision procedure. Methods The sample consisted of 30 subjects (24 women, 6 men; mean…
Impact of extracorporeal shock-wave therapy on the stability of temporary anchorage devices in adults: A single-center, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial
Introduction In this randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial, we investigated the effect of noninvasive extracorporeal shock waves on the stability of temporary anchorage devices (TADs) under orthodontic loading. Methods Thirty adult…
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Another year has rolled by, and it’s again time for you to participate in the admissions interviews for your alma mater. It is becoming more and more difficult to identify…
Authors’ response
We are grateful to the author of the letter for the interest shown in our article and the opinion on the misuse of certain terms. We would also like to…
Correction
Simon M, Keilig L, Schwarze J, Jung BA, Bourauel C. Forces and moments generated by removable thermoplastic aligners: Incisor torque, premolar derotation, and molar distalization. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop…
