Introduction Light curing has become increasingly popular for orthodontic bonding, partly as a result of improvements in light-curing unit technology and higher light intensities. The aim of this study was…
Introduction The application of cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) in orthodontics ushered in a new era in 3-dimensional analysis that promises to provide more comprehensive understanding of craniofacial skeletal anatomy. That…
Introduction Vitamin D is responsible for the regulation of certain genes at the transcription level, via interaction with the vitamin D receptor, and influences host immune responses and aspects of…
Introduction The immutability of intercanine width has long been the subject of discussion. The aims of this study were to describe the longitudinal intercanine width changes of children from 6…
Dr William Proffit’s Contemporary Orthodontics , coauthored with Drs Henry Fields and David Sarver, has been used by most dental and graduate students as the standard orthodontic textbook. Since its…
In the beginning . . . The opening words of this month’s column are also the first words of the Old Testament. It is in the beginning that stories start….
In the previous article, we discussed the clustering effects when data in clusters such as several teeth nested within patient clusters are correlated. We also introduced the intracluster correlation coefficient…
Introduction For over 50 years, the American Heart Association has made recommendations for the prevention of infective endocarditis. The first guidelines were published in 1955; since then, they have been…
Introduction Asthma is a common systemic disease occurring in infancy and adolescence, time periods that could encompass orthodontic treatment. Asthma is an inflammatory disease; therefore, it might interfere with orthodontic…
Introduction Our objectives were to determine the validity and reproducibility of measurements on stereolithographic models and 3-dimensional digital dental models made with an intraoral scanner. Methods Ten dry human skulls…
