Pocket Dentistry

Two-piece vs 3-piece surgically assisted rapid maxillary expansion Landes CA, Laudemann K, Petruchin O, Revilla C, Seitz O, Kopp S, et al. Advantages and limits of 3-segment (paramedian) versus 2-segment (median)…

Your last initial examination of the week is another transfer patient. It seems that you have been identified as a willing recipient of these patients, because the caller told your…

I was interested in the online case report by Sugawara et al mainly because of their finding that 1-phase and 2-phase results “showed identical dentofacial characteristics,” whereas my own study on…

We appreciate the interest Dr Mew has taken in this controversial topic on the orthopedic effects of early treatment. Since he appears to have conducted a study with a larger…

We thank Dr Mathur and his group for their interesting comments regarding in our article. Below are our responses to the questions that were asked. 1. Our previous studies have…

The thought-provoking article by Nguyen et al in the December issue reported on an assessment of maxillary protraction with bone anchorage. Comprehensive methods to treat maxillary deficiency are available in the…

I enjoy reading the Point/Counterpoint feature that you initiated a year ago. It’s an excellent addition to the Journal . As a general dentist and an orthodontist-in-training, I find that…

Evidence-based dentistry will probably never settle the use of articulators in orthodontics. I was not trained to mount models. One case convinced me to change: an innocent-looking, mild Class II…

I want to thank all the authors who participated in the interesting and thought-provoking Point/Counterpoint on the use of articulators by orthodontists. Several points seem worthy of mention. 1. Drs…

We thank Dr Aichinger for her interest in our article. It appears that she is clutching at any possible excuse to support and justify a long-held orthodontic gnathologic view that…