Introduction Our objectives were to assess reliability, validity, and time efficiency of semiautomatic segmentation using Segura software of the nasal and pharyngeal airways, against manual segmentation with point-based analysis with…
The facts of Bybee v Gorman , No. 40887, 2014 Opinion No. 96 (Idaho Sup. Ct. Sept 19, 2014), are convoluted and involve drug toxicity after prescription drug misuse, but…
Introduction Various methods have been proposed to evaluate a patient’s developmental status. However, most of them lacked precision and failed to give a reliable estimate of skeletal maturity. The aims…
Introduction Children with severe hypodontia have a substantial impairment of their dental health starting early in life. The purpose of this study was to describe types and locations of substitutes…
Introduction The objective of this investigation was to compare the amount of apical root resorption in nonextraction treatment of Class II malocclusions with and without Class II elastics. Methods A…
Introduction Dental esthetics affects how people are perceived by society and how they perceive themselves, and this may also affect their oral health–related quality of life (OHRQoL). The aim of…
Introduction The aim of our study was to evaluate the craniofacial characteristics of children with mild hypodontia using conventional and principal component (PC) analysis. Methods We used radiographic images of…
Introduction Postorthodontic occlusal changes may stem from true relapse or may be a consequence of characteristic temporal changes. The aims of this research were to identify occlusal discrepancies related to…
Introduction Currently, few methods are available to measure orthodontic treatment need and treatment outcome from the lay perspective. The objective of this study was to explore the function of an…
Introduction The purpose of this 2-arm parallel study was to evaluate the dentoskeletal effects of rapid maxillary expansion with differential opening (EDO) compared with the hyrax expander in patients with…
Introduction Our objective was to analyze the surface and bulk properties alterations of clinically aged composites used for fixed retention. Methods Twenty-six lingual retainers bonded for different time periods (2.2-17.4 years)…
Your setup for Lauren looks great. She has a severe Class II dentoskeletal malocclusion with a convex profile; therefore, double-jaw surgery is the solution to her functional and esthetic concerns….
Predicting eruption of third molars Bastos AC, de Oliveira JB, Mello KF, Artese F, Normando D. The ability of orthodontists and oral/maxillofacial surgeons to predict eruption of lower third molar….
Janakiraman N, Feinberg M, Vishwanath M, Nalaka Jayaratne YS, Steinbacher DM, Nanda R, and Uribe F. Integration of 3-dimensional surgical and orthodontic technologies with orthognathic “surgery-first” approach in the management…
We appreciate the interest in our article (Kuroda S, Hichijo N, Sato M, Mino A, Tamamura N, Iwata M, et al. Long-term stability of maxillary group distalization with interradicular miniscrews in…
We read with great interest the case report entitled “Long-term stability of maxillary group distalization with interradicular miniscrews in a patient with a Class II Division 2 malocclusion” (Kuroda S,…
Thank you for giving us the opportunity to clarify some points of our article. The sample calculation was described in the article with enough data to replicate the estimation. As…
I read with interest the recent article entitled “Herbst appliance anchored to miniscrews with 2 types of ligation: Effectiveness in skeletal Class II treatment” (Manni A, Mutinelli S, Pasini M,…
Yes, canine retraction is happening! We thank the Editor for giving us the chance to respond to the comments on our article, “Evaluation of corticotomy-facilitated orthodontics and piezocision in rapid…
We appreciate Dr Smith’s comments regarding his belief that the American Association of Orthodontists (AAO) should suspend lobbying to repeal the Medical Device Excise Tax (MDET). Although we may disagree…
