Introduction The objective of this study was to determine whether dental calcification can be used as a first-level diagnostic tool for assessment of skeletal maturity. Methods A total of 150…
Introduction This study was a cephalometric evaluation of the growth changes in untreated subjects with minimal overbite at 4 time points during 4 developmental stages from the early mixed dentition…
This article reports the comprehensive, interdisciplinary treatment of a 50-year-old periodontally compromised adult patient with multiple missing posterior teeth. After initial periodontal treatment, the maxillary first molars and right central…
Orthodontic space closure during treatment of skeletal Class III malocclusions Kim JW, Lee NK, Yun PY, Moon SW, Kim YK. Postsurgical stability after mandibular setback surgery with minimal orthodontic preparation…
Mrs Greene is your last patient of the week. Despite her Class II dentoskeletal relationship, she is an attractive middle-aged woman who was referred by a top-notch periodontist to upright…
We want to thank Jingyu Li et al for the feedback on our study evaluating asymmetries in Class II subdivision malocclusions using cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT). Dr Li brought up a…
Eruption disturbances such as impaction and ankylosis complicate orthodontic treatment because soft-tissue and hard-tissue considerations must be taken into account. Treatment is further complicated when such eruption disturbances occur in…
With great interest and respect, I read the research reported by Minich et al (Minich CM, Araújo EA, Behrents RG, Buschang PH, Tanaka OM, Kim KB. Evaluation of skeletal and dental…
Introduction Registering a 3-dimensional (3D) facial surface scan to a cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) scan has various advantages. One major advantage is to compensate for the inaccuracy of the CBCT…
When one is making clinical decisions, the evidence-based dentistry approach amalgamates the best available evidence, clinical expertise, and patients’ preferences and values. High-quality randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are an integral…
