Introduction Our aim in this study was to compare intermolar widths after alignment of crowded mandibular dental arches in nonextraction adolescent patients between conventional and self-ligating brackets. Methods Fifty patients…
Introduction The primary stability of orthodontic anchorage miniscrews is believed to result from mechanical interlock, with success based upon a number of variables, including screw diameter, angle of placement, monocortical…
Accuracy of CBCT reconstructions Maret D, Molinier F, Braga J, Peters OA, Telmon N, Treil J, et al. Accuracy of 3D reconstructions based on cone beam computed tomography. J Dent Res…
Your 15-year-old retention patient completed treatment 2 years ago with an excellent result. You remember him well—the youngest of 4 siblings whom you treated. When he returns for an adjustment…
Danaei SM, Safavi A, Roeinpeikar SMM, Oshagh M, Iranpour S, Omidekhoda M. Ion release from orthodontic brackets in 3 mouthwashes: An in-vitro study. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2011;139:730-4. The…
First, we thank Drs Kamak and Kamak for their comments about and interest in our article. To prevent the selection of an ambiguous impaction, our sample comprised obvious maxillary canine…
Thank you for your interest in our work. Our study was not a “trial,” as the letter suggested but, rather, an observational prospective longitudinal study, and thus the requirement for…
We read with interest the article, “Incidence and effects of genetic factors on canine impaction in an isolated Jewish population” (Chung DD, Weisberg M, Pagala M. Am J Orthod Dentofacial…
We read the article in the June 2011 issue on the comparison of oral impacts (Wu A, McGrath C, Wong RWK, Wiechmann D, Rabie ABM. Comparison of oral impacts experienced…
We appreciate Dr Ang’s interest in our article and are happy to have an opportunity to respond. Of course, we are concerned about bone remodeling around the mandibular incisor. But,…
