Evaluation and management of asymptomatic third molars: Watchful monitoring is a low-risk alternative to extraction

Apr 11, 2017 by in Orthodontics Comments Off on Evaluation and management of asymptomatic third molars: Watchful monitoring is a low-risk alternative to extraction

Although indications for the removal of symptomatic third molars are well established, a convincing case for the routine removal of unerupted asymptomatic, pathology-free third molars has not been made. Unlike…

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Residents’ journal review

Apr 11, 2017 by in Orthodontics Comments Off on Residents’ journal review

Orienting 3-dimensional models to natural head position Xia JJ, McGrory JK, Gateno J, Teichgraeber JF, Dawson BC, Kennedy KA, et al. A new method to orient 3-dimensional computed tomography models to…

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Communication in the face of conflict

Apr 11, 2017 by in Orthodontics Comments Off on Communication in the face of conflict

Your 12-year-old patient is the daughter of the senior partner in your town’s largest law firm and has returned from the oral surgeon after the extraction of 4 first premolars….

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Correction

Apr 11, 2017 by in Orthodontics Comments Off on Correction

Ikeda H, Rossouw PE, Campbell PM, Kontogiorgos E, Buschang PH. Three-dimensional analysis of peri-bone–implant contact of rough-surface miniscrew implants. Am J Orthod Dento facial Orthop 2011;139:e153-63. The spelling of the…

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Correction

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Lee NK, Baek SH. Effects of the diameter and shape of orthodontic mini-implants on microdamage to the cortical bone. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2010;138:8.e1-8. The name of the school…

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Author’s response

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We thank Professor Peck and the Editor for the opportunity of discussion. Approaching this research, we considered it to be unethical not to treat patients at risk for ectopically erupting…

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Study clubs

Apr 11, 2017 by in Orthodontics Comments Off on Study clubs

In a recent editorial, editor Vincent Kokich wrote about the importance of study clubs for life-long learning (The key to adult orthodontics. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2011;139:289). Our study…

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Heuristic reasoning and cognitive biases

Apr 11, 2017 by in Orthodontics Comments Off on Heuristic reasoning and cognitive biases

Bravo! Encore! The Special Article on heuristic reasoning in the March 2011 issue is very interesting and thought-provoking with excellent use of limited space (Hicks EP, Kluemper GT. Heuristic reasoning…

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