Introduction In some skeletal Class III adult patients with nasomaxillary hypoplasia, the LeFort I osteotomy provides insufficient correction. This case report describes a 20-year-old woman with a combination of nasomaxillary…
When we are making measurements before and after an intervention or at the same time on different sites (split-mouth design) in the same patient, we use a paired t test….
Introduction The smile is a key facial expression, and a careful assessment of the facial profile in smiling is an essential part of a complete orthodontic diagnosis. The aim of…
Introduction Fluoxetine is a widely used antidepressant. Its various effects on bone mineral density are well described. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of fluoxetine on…
In the sciences, scholars emerge from time to time to lay down principles and crystallize the information of their day. Such a scholar was Dr Robert Murray Ricketts (1920-2003) (…
Orthodontic practice results in relatively few patient challenges and litigations. This often leads to a false sense of security and encourages orthodontists to optimize practice management techniques that may be at…
The palate has been reported to be a suitable skeletal anchorage site in adolescents and adults. This article introduces new treatment modalities for correction of sagittal discrepancies by molar protraction…
Introduction The aim of this study was to assess the incidence of white spot lesions (WSLs) in subjects treated with customized lingual multibracket appliances—separately for maxillary anterior teeth 12 to…
Introduction To obtain the balance and harmony of the soft tissue facial profile in orthodontic treatment, it is necessary to identify the characteristics of overlying soft tissues according to the…
This article is a review that enumerates the causes of impaction of the maxillary permanent canines, including hard tissue obstructions, soft tissue lesions, and anomalies of neighboring teeth, and discusses…
As part of the Centennial Celebration of the AJO-DO , approximately 2500 images published in the Journal between 1915 and 2001 have now been identified, scanned, and cataloged. These images…
The importance of facial esthetics to the practice of orthodontics has its origins at the beginning of our specialty. In 1900, Edward H. Angle believed that an esthetic or a…
A mandibular functional shift usually poses a challenge for orthodontists, especially when it is accompanied by a temporomandibular disorder (TMD). Accurate diagnosis and complete elimination of the etiologic factors are…
Craniofacial sutures house multipotent stem cells Zhao H, Feng J, Ho TV, Grimes W, Urata M, Chai Y. The suture provides a niche for mesenchymal stem cells of craniofacial bones….
It’s your last day at the office before your vacation, and you are eager to meet your family at the airport for a flight to paradise. Just as you shut…
The French author François de la Rochefoucauld said, “The only thing constant in life is change.” This maxim is an apt description of the American Association of Orthodontists (AAO) during…
We appreciate the readers’ interest in our research article. They have rightfully raised a concern about the sample processing method, which we think is attributable to the lack of details…
We would like to make a few comments on the article entitled “Surface deterioration and elemental composition of retrieved orthodontic miniscrews” published in the April supplement (Patil P, Kharbanda OP,…
Thank you for your letter. We appreciate your interest in our article. We will attempt to respond to your questions and comments in the order in which you presented them….
I’d like to make a few comments on the article “Extraction vs no treatment: Long-term facial profile changes” in the May 2015 issue (Rathod AB, Araujo E, Vaden JL, Behrents…
