Residents’ journal review
Shear strength of brackets bonded to aged resin composites Bayram M, Yesilyurt C, Kusgöz A, Ulker M, Nur M. Shear bond strength of orthodontic brackets to aged resin composite surfaces:…
Authors’ response
We thank Drs Chang Ping and Li Hongbo for their interest in our article and their comments. As they mentioned, there are some considerations to evaluate the 3D soft-tissue changes…
Clinical research for the good of the specialty: Bravo!
I want to congratulate the directors of the American Board of Orthodontics on their newest study, “Posttreatment tooth movement: For better or for worse” (Greco PM, English JD, Briss BS,…
Authors’ response
We want to thank Drs Kaklamanos and Athanasiou for their letter regarding our systematic review on self-ligating appliances. We agree that including only data from randomized trials in a meta-analysis…
Three-dimensional evaluation of soft-tissue changes
We read with interest the article on 3-dimensional (3D) analysis of soft-tissue changes after orthognathic surgery (Baik HS, Kim SY. Facial soft-tissue changes in skeletal Class III orthognathic surgery patients…
Author’s response
We agree with Dr Benson’s comments on the first conclusion of the systematic review. On reflection, the conclusion could (and should) be amended to “because of the limitations of successful…
Systematic review of glass-ionomer adhesives
The authors of the recent systematic review of adhesives are to be congratulated on a thorough review of the literature. I know from experience how much work this involves (Rogers…
Systematic review of self-ligating brackets
Since systematic reviews are considered of high didactic value because of their evidence-based potential, we read with interest the article on self-ligating brackets in the June issue (Chen SSH, Greenlee…
Treatment effects of the light-force chincup
A recent article is a good paradigm of the abundance and perpetuation of studies that might not resolve clinical questions because of their inherent design deficiencies (Barrett AAF, Baccetti T,…
Authors’ response
Similar to what we have seen with the ebb and flow of orthodontic products or techniques over the years, available methods of clinical investigation also follow cyclical curves of enthusiasm…
